Schloss Eyneburg (Emmaburg)

Kelmis, Belgium, Belgium

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Schloss Eyneburg, also called Emmaburg, is a medieval castle set on a hill near Hergenrath in the commune of Kelmis, in the German-speaking part of eastern Belgium.

First mentioned in written documents in 1260, it was originally built as a noble stronghold in the old Duchy of Limbourg and served partly to protect the economically important Galmeiberg mining area nearby. The name Eyneburg comes from the knightly family of Eyneberghe, who held the estate from the 13th century, while the alternative name Emmaburg stems from a 19th‑century legend that Charlemagne’s daughter Emma meets her secret lover Einhard here, though this story is not historically verified.