Volperhausen Castle

Volperhausen Castle
Burg Volperhausen
Near Morsbach, Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Volperhausen Castle
Site information
Owner	Private
Controlled by	Private
Open to the public	No
Condition	Receive or essential parts.
Location
Coordinates	50°49′55″N 7°42′47″E / 50.832°N 7.713°E / 50.832; 7.713
Height	188 m
Site history
Built	1462
In use	Until
Materials	Quarrystone

Volperhausen Castle (German: Burg Volperhausen) is a castle in the municipality of Morsbach in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Volperhausen Castle lies in four kilometres from Morsbach, but is still within the municipal area.

Volperhausen Castle was first mentioned in 1462. The castle was originally in the possession of the Count of Hatzfeld, but in latter years has changed ownership several times.^[1] It was earlier an outpost of the castle Crottorf.

Today, the castle consists of a 3-story stone building with a slender staircase tower. The moat existing today, which was also used by the former mill beside the castle house, still "points" to the type of a moated castle. Today a dwelling house stands on the foundation walls of the mill. The castle is a private property and, hence, can be visited only from the outside.

Volpershausen had a stop at the discontinued Wissertalbahn (Wissen - Hermesdorf), moewdays the nearest train stop is Wissen at the Sieg Railway.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burg Volperhausen.

• "Volperhausen". Alle Burgen (in German).