Schloss Allner
| Schloss Allner | |
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| Near Hennef in Germany | |
Schloss Allner seen from above in 2010.
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| Coordinates | 50°27′54″N 7°10′50″E / 50.4650°N 7.1806°E |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Franz Schilke |
| Open to the public |
No |
| Condition | Restored |
| Site history | |
| Built | Early 15th century |
| Built by | Merkelsbach family |
| Demolished | 1945 (partial demolition) |
| Events | Assault by US troops on April 7-8, 1945 |
Coordinates: 50°27′54″N 7°10′50″E / 50.46500°N 7.18056°E
Schloss Allner is a fifteenth-century castle in Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the southern slope of the , on the north bank of the River Sieg, and just northeast of the Allner See. It lies to the northeast of the town of Hennef, east of the district of .
During its history it has served as a residence, a municipal seat and an orphanage. During World War II it was the scene of an unsuccessful attempt by the Wehrmacht to halt the advancing Allied forces from crossing the Sieg and entering the Ruhr Valley.
Formerly surrounded by a moat, the buildings of the cross-shaped four-story mansion, with rectangular towers in the front corners, are crowned by a central lantern roof dating back to the mid-17th century. The front entrance has an 18th-century imperial staircase, edged with balustrades made of trachyte, flanking the original round-arched doorway within a rectangular aperture designed to receive a raised drawbridge. On either side of this lower entrance are sandstone escutcheons bearing the Merode family coat of arms. Two octagonal towers flank the great hall.
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