Burg zur Leyen

Burg zur Leyen was the ancestral castle of the von der Leyen family, who first appeared in 1193 with Fulchmandus de Leia. However, the family based in Ürzig is not to be confused with the von der Leyen family, who owned property in the Koblenz area. In 1239, Kuno, Hermann, Heinrich, and Arnold von der Leyen promised Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden of Cologne to open their castle to the archdiocese and serve him as vassals. In 1333, Knight Heinrich von der Leyen pledged the castle as a fief to Archbishop Balduin von Luxemburg of Trier. By the mid-15th century at the latest, the von Kröv family also held shares in Burg von der Leyen. Later, the von Burscheid family also belonged to the co-heirs in Ürzig. In 1520, Otto von der Neuerburg also acquired a share in the castle. It is not possible to say with absolute certainty when the noble residence was abandoned. The Moselle views of the early 19th century already show only the preserved tower, built into the rock, as the remains of the castle.