Bürresheim Castle (German: Schloss Bürresheim) is a medieval castle northwest of Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is built on rock in the Eifel mountains above the Nette. Bürresheim Castle, Eltz Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles in the Eifel region which have never been destroyed.[1] It was inhabited until 1921 and is now a museum operated by the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate.[2]

Bürresheim Castle
Bürresheim Castle
Bürresheim Castle is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Bürresheim Castle
Bürresheim Castle
Location of Bürresheim Castle within Rhineland-Palatinate
Bürresheim Castle is located in Germany
Bürresheim Castle
Bürresheim Castle
Bürresheim Castle (Germany)
General information
TypeHill castle
Architectural styleRomanesque, Baroque
LocationSankt Johann, Mayen-Koblenz
Town or cityD-56727 Mayen-Sankt Johann
CountryGermany
Coordinates50°21′10.5″N 7°10′46.95″E / 50.352917°N 7.1797083°E / 50.352917; 7.1797083
Elevation280 m (919 ft)
Construction startedprior to 1157

Film location

edit

Schloss Bürresheim has been frequently used as a film location. The castle's exteriors stood in for "Schloss Brunwald" in Austria in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), where Indiana Jones' father (played by Sean Connery) was being held captive by the Nazis.[1]

In the film, the image of the castle has been flipped and the building was expanded with a Matte painting depicting a copy of the right facade to the left of the main tower.

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Schloss Brunwald: Bürresheim als Drehort von Indiana Jones". Burgerbe.de (in German). 9 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Schloss Bürresheim" (in German). General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
edit

50°21′10″N 7°10′47″E / 50.3528°N 7.1797°E / 50.3528; 7.1797