Haus Fürth, Water castle in Korschenbroich, Germany.
Haus Fürth is a water castle in Korschenbroich featuring a two-story main building with a cross-shaped layout surrounded by a protective moat. The manor combines half-timbered wings with gabled roofs and is flanked by brick agricultural buildings arranged in a three-sided courtyard layout.
The moated complex of manor house and outer bailey dates from the 15th century and grew from a fortified dwelling. The manor house itself is the oldest part, from the 16th century, and was restored between 1958 and 1964. The estate belongs to the Counts Spee and is still inhabited.
The gatehouse, built on the foundations of the former outer bailey, carries a sandstone alliance coat of arms of the Mirbach and Thun families dated 1895 in its central gable. The farm buildings are plain brick utility structures, with the cattle shed modernised in 1960. The central roofed dung pit is a typical feature of the enclosed estate layout.
The estate can be explored on foot, offering views of the moats and building layout from outside the grounds. Visitors should note that the structure is on private land and can only be viewed from the exterior.
The gatehouse stands on the foundations of the former outer bailey and carries a sandstone alliance coat of arms of Mirbach and Thun dated 1895 in its central gable. The manor house itself rests on massive plinths of Liedberg sandstone, a local stone worth looking for at the base of the half-timbered walls.
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