En un regard
Le château en bref
On the edge of the Moselle, close to the Luxembourg and German borders, Preisch Castle, also known as the Sainte-Madeleine fortified castle, stands in the commune of Basse-Rentgen. A first fortress was founded there in 1122 by Albert de Pris; it was destroyed in 1680, but the bases of four towers of the first enceinte and the moat remain.
The present residence was built in the first quarter of the XVIIe century for Marguerite de Mérode-Houffalize and Conrad de Soetern. In the XVIIIe century, François Lasalle reopened windows and had the Sainte-Madeleine chapel built. Between 1812 and 1832, Jacques de Milleret laid out an English-style park; his daughter, born at the castle, would become Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, founder of the Religious of the Assumption, canonised in 2007.
The feudal motte, the façades and roofs, the staircase, the dovecote and the entrance pavilions are listed as historic monuments, as are the chapel and the seigneurial cross. The estate of some fifty hectares, which is privately owned, is partly open to visitors for walks.