Stolzembourg Castle is located on a hill in the centre of the village of Stolzembourg

Stolzembourg

Stolzembourg is a village in the commune of Putscheid, in north-eastern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 170.Stolzembourg Castle is located on a hill in the centre of the village. The current building was built on the ruins of the medieval castle in 1898 in the style of a Scottish...

 in north-eastern Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. The current building was built on the ruins of the medieval castle in 1898 in the style of a Scottish country house.

History

In the 12th century, a tower was built to keep watch over the road along the River Our. The first mention of a fortress was in 1315. In 1454, the governor Antoine de Croÿ

Antoine I de Croÿ

Antoine I de Croÿ , Seigneur de Croÿ, Renty and Le Roeulx, Count of Porcéan was a member of the House of Croÿ....

 pulled down the castle. After it had been rebuilt, it was finally destroyed by the French troops of Louis XIV in 1679. In 1898, a Scottish-style country house was built on the ruins.