Birelerhof

Title

Birelerhof

Also Known As

Birelerhaff, Burlebach, Vallis Dei

Affiliation

Verdun

Medieval Diocese

Trier

Circary

Lorraine

History

A grange, and perhaps also a priory, which was in the possession of the Premonstratensian abbey of Verdun from the late 12th until the 14th century. It was given to the abbey in 1176 by Henri IV, count of Namur. In the 1370s, ownership passed to the abbey of Münster.

Status

Grange; priory?

Archival Sources

Luxembourg, Archives nationales de Luxembourg

A-XXXVI-011 (1176; 17th c. copy)

A-XXXVI-029 (1318; 17th c. copy)

A-XXXVI-066 (1379)

Bibliography

J.B. “Restaurierung des historischen Taubenturms auf Birelerhof.” Luxemburger Wort, February 12, 1970. https://persist.lu/ark:70795/4zbtmd158/pages/7/articles/DIVL707.
Luxemburger Wort. “Birelerhof: ses origines médiévales.” March 6, 1943.

Image Credit

The tower of the Birelerhaff, 2014. Wikimedia.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Lorraine

Citation

“Birelerhof,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/1179.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Verdun