Bürresheim Castle is northwest of Mayen on a rocky outcrop in the Nettetal. He belongs to the local community of Sankt Johann. Along with Eltz Castle and Lissingen Castle, it is one of the few complexes in the Eifel that were never conquered or devastated and were able to survive the wars of the 17th and 18th centuries and the social upheavals of the French Revolution unscathed.
Due to their unique location in the border area of the possessions of Electoral Cologne and Electoral Trier, these archbishoprics significantly influenced the history of the castle.
