Haus Erprath (Tönisberg)
A former knight's estate in Tönisberg (Kempen) with a 19th-century manor house, listed as a protected monument since 1992.
Haus Erprath is a former knight's estate (Rittergut) in Tönisberg, a district of Kempen on the Lower Rhine. Its surviving manor house dates from the 19th century and has been a protected monument since 1992.
At a Glance
- Type
- Former knight's estate (manorial seat)
- Location
- Tönisberg, district of Kempen (Lower Rhine)
- Manor house
- 19th century
- Monument status
- Listed as a protected monument since 1992
- Kempen monument list
- No. 189
History
Haus Erprath originated as a knight's estate. In 1873, Robert Georg Wilhelm von Pelden gent. Cloudt sold the property to Anton Hamers from Krefeld. The manor house that stands today was built in the 19th century.
Heritage Protection
Since 1992, Haus Erprath has been recorded in the monument list of the town of Kempen as a protected building (No. 189).
Notes & Sources
The history of the estate and its owners is covered by Richard Verhuven in "Rittergut Erprath bei St. Tönisberg im Kreise Kempen-Krefeld und seine Besitzer" (Verlag Verhuven & Berns, 1934). Further details can be found in the monument list of the town of Kempen.
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