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 Château de Romécourt à Azoudange en Moselle

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Moselle

Château de Romécourt

    D91
    57810 Azoudange
Photo de Château de Romécourt
Crédit photo : AlexandreV123 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1564
Initial construction
1698
Family burial
1793
End of parish worship
28 décembre 1976
MH classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades including the well attached to it and roofs, with the exception of those of modern buildings ( stables, barn and shed): inscription by order of 28 December 1976

Key figures

Michel l’Enfant - Owner Constructor of the castle in 1564, nicknamed *Kinthaus*.
Hugues de Martimprey - Member of the noble family Represented in a stained glass window of the chapel.
Kévin Goeuriot - History Author of a *History of the castle of Romecourt*.

Origin and history

The castle of Romécourt, located in Azoudange in the Moselle department, was built in 1564 by Michel L'Enfant, then nicknamed Kinthaus (the child's house). This emblematic monument of the country of Saarburg is distinguished by its Renaissance brick architecture, a rare material for the Lorraine castles. Its facades, adorned with geometric diamond motifs, and its stone-cut doors (known as "de France" and "de-Germany") reflect its position close to an ancient Franco-German border.

Completed in the 17th and 19th centuries, the castle includes stables and a chapel, the latter having served as a place of parish worship until 1793 and burial for the family of Martimprey de Romécourt since 1698. A stained glass window represents Saint Louis and Hugues de Martimprey accompanying the king to the crusades. The estate extends over 300 hectares, including an English park and gorges dug to extract the land needed to make bricks.

Listed on the Additional Inventory of Historic Monuments since 28 December 1976, the Château de Romécourt is protected for its facades, wells and roofs, with the exception of modern buildings such as stables. His history is documented by sources such as Monumentum and the works of historian Kévin Goeuriot, specialist of Lorraine. The site, located in the Lorraine Regional Natural Park, remains a major architectural and historical testimony of the Grand Est region.

External links

Page Wikipedia
Page Monumentum