Styrum

Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

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Styrum is a château in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, that originated as a prosperous settlement in Frankish times before being granted to the Abbacy of Kaiserswerth in 1067. After the murder of the Archbishop of Cologne in 1225, descendants of Frederick I of Isenberg acquired the castle and founded the noble line of Lords of Limburg zu Styrum. The castle was rebuilt in Baroque style in 1668 and received its present form following a fire in 1738. Following the extinction of the Limburg-Styrum line in 1809 and a subsequent sale in 1825, the property was purchased by industrialist August Thyssen in 1890. Thyssen's company donated it to the city of Mülheim in 1960, after which it was adapted in 1992 to serve as a restaurant, artist studio, and community centre for the elderly.

Built: 1289
Type: château
Heritage: architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
Place: Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany