Vlattenhaus

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Le château en bref

The Vlattenhaus, also known as the Großes Haus or the Schenkenhaus, is a former moated fortified house in the village of Eynatten, in the German-speaking municipality of Raeren, about 200 metres from the Haus Amstenrath. It arose from the division of the estate of the lords of Eynatten between two brothers in the Middle Ages, and it takes its name from the von Vlatten family, hereditary cupbearers of the Duchy of Jülich, who became its holders in 1475. In the 18th century the property passed to the Jesuit college of Aachen; after the suppression of the order, the administration of the Brabant estates put it up for auction in 1774. Restored in 1942, it was largely ruined by bombs on 12 September 1944 and then remained neglected for a long time. The three-storey residential block, set on a square platform of about 30 metres per side surrounded by water, was converted into apartments shortly before 2000, deliberately retaining its ruined appearance. A farm, one building of which is dated 1781, stands nearby. It is today a privately owned residential property.