Former Castle Site Haus Padenberg
The remains of a medieval knight's estate near Tönisberg, still surrounded today by a water-filled moat.
Northwest of the village of Tönisberg lies Haus Padenberg – known locally as "Op et Hues" – a former knight's estate whose origins trace back to a castle complex. The farm, also called Palenhof or Padenhof, remains encircled by a water-filled moat to this day.
Source: de.wikipedia.org
At a glance
- Location
- Tönisberg, Schaephuysener Straße 9, 47906 Kempen
- Type
- Former castle and outer bailey (knight's estate)
- Local name
- "Op et Hues"
- Ground monument
- No. 9 (Part B of the Kempen monument register), listed 26 January 1998
- Feature
- still surrounded by a water-filled moat today
- Water supply
- fed by springs between Tönisberg and Rheurdt
- Setting
- northwest of the village of Tönisberg
History
Haus Padenberg was originally a knight's estate with a castle and outer bailey surrounded by water-filled moats. In 1763 the castle was severely damaged and fell out of use. Its last remaining structures were destroyed by an aerial mine in 1942. The site has been protected as a ground monument since 26 January 1998.
Today and surroundings
The farm is still enclosed by a water-filled moat, whose pond was formerly fed by clear spring water from the Mühlenberg. During a 1990 site survey, a spring horizon was identified in a damp area west of the farmhouse that feeds the moat; the flow of the springs along the slope between Tönisberg and Rheurdt varies depending on water availability. The street "An Haus Padenberg" in today's new development area of Tönisberg recalls the old name.
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Address
Schaephuysener Straße 9
47906 Kempen
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Sources & links
- de.wikipedia.org (retrieved 2026-07-13)
- kuladig.de (retrieved 2026-07-13)
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