Residents of this house in Weilerswist-Metternich show off what they have a soft spot for: Masks, western articles and the football club 1.FC Köln.
(May 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Dekoration, #Metternich, #Weilerswist, #Kreis_Euskirchen

Bird lover or birdhouse lover?
(at a half-timbered house in Weilerswist-Metternich, in which a hotel is housed)
(May 2015)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Vogelhäuschen, #birdhouse, #Architektur, #architecture, #Fachwerkhäuser, #half_timbered_houses, #Metternich, #Weilerswist, #Kreis_Euskirchen

Kühlseggen moated castle near Weilerswist (Euskirchen district) has been renovated several times over the centuries by various owners. The exact date of origin of the castle is probably unknown.
(May 2015)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Burgen, #castles, #Wasserburgen, #moated_castles, #Burg_Kühlseggen, #Weilerswist, #Kreis_Euskirchen

The moated castle of Burg Metternich (Merle Castle) in Weilerswist-Metternich (Euskirchen district) was built in the 13th century at the latest. It was one of the ancestral seats of the famous noble von Metternich family.
(May 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Burgen, #castles, #Wasserburgen, #moated_castles, #Architektur, #architecture, # Burg_Metternich, #Metternich, #Weilerswist, #Kreis_Euskirchen

Depiction of St Florian as the patron saint of the fire brigade - here at the fire station in Weilerswist-Metternich (Euskirchen district).
(May 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Wandmalereien, #wall_paintings, #murals, #Heiligenverehrung, #veneration_of_saints, #St._Florian, #Feuerwehr, #fire_brigade, #Metternich, #Weilerswist, #Kreis_Euskirchen