Bensberg Castle Explained

Bensberg Castle is a former royal hunting lodge in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is now operated as a luxury hotel under the name 'Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg'.[1] The central axis of the building complex is exactly geared to the Cologne Cathedral.

History

The hotel was built in the early 18th century. During the COVID-19 pandemic, association football club 1. FC Köln moved their quarantine training grounds to the site.[2] From October 1945 to March 1946 it was the home of the 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg. live. 27 June 2021. . 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701210056/https://www.althoffcollection.com/en/althoff-grandhotel-schloss-bensberg.
  2. News: Hain. Guido. 8 May 2021. Hier bezieht der 1. FC Köln bald sein Quarantäne-Trainingslager. de. 1. FC Köln will soon move into its quarantine training camp here. General-Anzeiger. 27 June 2021. 27 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627090855/https://ga.de/sport/fckoeln/1-fc-koeln-bezieht-quarantaene-quartier-im-luxushotel-schloss-bensberg_aid-57980977. live.

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