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Nesselrath Manor
Haus Nesselrath (also Haus Nesselrode) is a medieval knight's seat on the banks of the Wupper in Leichlingen (North Rhine-Westphalia).
The castle was first mentioned in 1303 and was built and inhabited by the Bergian ministerial noble family Nesselrode. In 1511, the noble family Ketteler acquired the knight's seat and fundamentally rebuilt the castle in 1536. From this period, part of the outer bailey with a two-story gatehouse made of quarry stone, a pointed arch passage, half-timbering in the gable, and a mullioned window, as well as parts of the curtain wall, are preserved.
After being converted into a palace, the estate burned down in 1847 and was demolished in 1850. Only parts of the outer bailey remained. Today, Haus Nesselrath serves as an agricultural enterprise.
In the documents, the castle is referred to as both Nesselrath and Nesselrode. Both suffixes are toponyms for clearing.
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