Castle Limbricht
Castle Limbricht has a long history, going back to the 10th century, when there was most likely a wooden fortress on this site, later replaced by a stone building. Excavations have revealed that in the 12th century, there was a donjon, or inhabited tower, here, which was rebuilt around 1250. The castle was razed to the ground in a siege in 1579. Castle Limbricht was also the site of a law court, and it was here that the last witch trials in the Netherlands were conducted, in 1674. In 1794, the castle was commandeered by the French. After a brief interruption, the family of Michiels van Kessenich became the owners of the castle in 1810, and it took on the function of hunting lodge, as a result of which it was no longer permanently occupied. In 1814, the castle served as an emergency hospital for many sick and wounded French soldiers returning from the battle of Leipzig. Many of them are buried in the French cemetery in Limbricht. During the First World War, the castle served as an internment camp for German prisoners of war who had been taken as smugglers.
The castle complex consists of a fortress and an outer bailey (in essence a castle farmhouse) surrounded by a moat. A chronogram on the main gate gives a date of 1622 as the year of construction. The castle complex was restored by its current owner, the Castle Limbricht Foundation, in the second half of the last century. The outer bailey is used as a conference and meeting centre, but can also be used for parties, dinner receptions, and even bowling.
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TIP! Murder mystery dinner in Castle Limbricht
Take your seat at a lavish dinner party while trying to solve a murder. Can you discover the motive behind the murder and unmask the killer? Dig up vital clues, question suspects, and otherwise do what it takes (maybe even bribery?) to find the answers. The group with the correct (or best) solution goes home with a prize. Five different variations are available. Can be booked for groups of 25 and up.
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