Bock

The Bock (Luxembourgish: Bockfiels) is a promontory in the eastern corner of Luxembourg City's historical upper town, the Ville Haute. It was here that Count Siegfried built his Castle of Lucilinburhuc in 963, providing a basis for the development of the town that became Luxembourg. Over the centuries, the Bock and the surrounding defenses were reinforced, attacked, and rebuilt time and time again, as the armies of the Burgundians, Habsburgs, Spaniards, Prussians, and French vied for victory over one of Europe's most strategic strongholds, the Fortress of Luxembourg. Warring did not stop until the Treaty of London was signed in 1867, calling for the demolition of the fortifications. Ruins of the old castle and the vast underground system of passages and galleries known as the casemates continue to be a major tourist attraction.

Text adapted from “Bock (Luxembourg)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bock ranks #1,808 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 45 mapped in Luxembourg. Founded 963, it is older than 93% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 129 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,075 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. 30 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Luxembourg, 1 km away. See how Luxembourg compares in the castle statistics.

View on the interactive castle map →

Read the full history on Wikipedia ↗