Grune castle

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"The castle (private property), of which certain foundations date back from the late 13th c. or early 14th c., was rebuilt in 1613 and underwent many transformations over the years. This old fortified house is located in a park with rare essences. The porch of the entrance, listed since 1947, shows the coat of arms of Mozet Waha in 1613, date indicated on the house front.
The history of the village is intimately linked to the history of its castle. The castle was the seat of a high seigniory that was under the jurisdiction of the feudal court of the La Roche Earldom. Henri de Wellin, Lord of Grune, Crupet and Masbourg, is the first Lord ever mentioned in a 1290 document. It was buit again in 1613 by Gilles de Mozet, Lord of Grune, after a fire damaged it at the end of the 16th century. The castle got then surrounded with moats and fitted with a drawbridge. Even these elements disappeared at the begining of the 19th century, there are some traces left. The entrance porch has the armorial bearings of the Mozet-Waha family, inhabitants and owners of the castle at that period, with the rebuilding date.
The castle was surrounded by ditches until the beginning of the 19th century. The building forms a quadrilateral shape and is composed of a seigniorial dwelling and a farm that has fallen into ruins. The house was built in 1613 by Gilles de Mozet, Lord of Grune. In 1851, it was restored by Th. Pety de Thozée. In 1894, it was restored a second time round by the Count Maurice de Ramaix. This event is commemorated by a stone bearing his arms. The farm dates from the early 18th century. The castle suffered greatly during the Second World War. It was almost entirely burnt down, and the building was (partially) restored in 1946. Listed as an historic monument since 28 August 1947, the castle is currently occupied by the Ramaix family. "
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