Dilborn Castle

Schloss Dilborn is a former moated castle on the banks of the Schwalm and belongs to the municipality of Brüggen on the left bank of the Lower Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Since the beginning of the 13th century, Dilborn was a fief of Duke Edward of Guelders to the Lords of Seger von Swalmen. It was first mentioned in a document in 1363 as this fiefdom. Between 1583 and 1854 it remained in the hands of the related von Elmpt and Geloes families, who belonged to the Maasland-Rhenish nobility. After the construction of the east wing in 1583, all investments came to a standstill for almost three centuries, regardless of changing owners. After the von Geloes family, these were first the von Hoesch families, then the Imperial Counts of Hallberg in 1784. During their ownership, the long-lasting loss of substance took its revenge for the first time: the dilapidated east wing had to be demolished.

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