Search results
Brass production
- Stolberg is first mentioned in documents from the 12th century. It became an important centre of brass production when Protestant brass producers resettled to Stolberg from Aachen around 1600 to escape religious persecution and economic restrictions.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolberg_(Rhineland)
People also ask
What is Stolberg famous for?
What to do in Stolberg?
What is Stolberg Castle known for?
Where is Stolberg?
Where is Stolberg in the Rhineland?
Should I visit Stolberg Castle?
It towers over the old town of Stolberg on a limestone rock and looks back on 500 years of construction history. Last but not least, take a look at the copper farms in the valley axis near the Vichtbach stream. The early modern courtyards are another characteristic feature of the city.
- Alter Markt 10, Stolberg, 52222
- touristik@stolberg.de
- 02402 9990080
Your walk finally ends at the castle rock and shows you Stolberg's landmark, the defiant medieval castle from the 12th century. It towers over the old town of Stolberg on a limestone rock and looks back on 500 years of construction history.
Stolberg is a beautiful historical town in a magnificent natural setting. The welcoming old city centre is characterised by a towering medieval castle, surrounded by picturesque, cobbled streets with more than 750 monuments.*
Stolberg castle has an late medieval complex on the highest level, with the former guard tower, Palas, two towers, the Renaissance court hall as well as the upper gate, the western tower and the remains of the curtain wall.
- Luciaweg 7, Stolberg (Rheinland), Germany
With a history engraved in its metal industry, Stolberg in the Rhineland, however, possesses an exceedingly vibrant landscape of hills, valleys, meadows, vineyards, and villages. This charming area in the district of Aachen welcomes you with wine and song!
The small medieval half-timbered town of Stolberg is romantically nestled in four narrow valleys at an elevation of 300 to 350 m above sea level in the southern Harz Mountains. Situated on the scenic route of the German Half-Timbered Houses Route, the birthplace of Thomas Müntzer and Countess Juliana - ancestress of the Dutch royal family - is ...
Juliana's ancestral castle is enthroned above the little town of Stolberg, probably built before 1200. Today, you can admire two Renaissance and one Baroque wing. Inside there are beautiful stucco ceilings and the Roter Saal (Red Hall), a room built and furnished according to Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
