Belgium · 10th century
Bouillon Castle (French: Château de Bouillon, pronounced [ʃato də bujɔ̃]) is a medieval castle located in Wallonia in the town of Bouillon in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
Although it was mentioned first in 988, there had been a castle on the same site for a much longer time. The castle is situated on a rocky spur of land within a sharp bend of the Semois River.
In 1082, Bouillon Castle was inherited by Godfrey of Bouillon, who sold it to Otbert, Bishop of Liège in order to finance the First Crusade. The castle was later fitted for heavy artillery by Vauban, Louis XIV's military architect in the late 17th century.
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Bouillon Castle ranks #941 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 128 mapped in Belgium. Founded 988, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 193 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,064 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Namur, 76 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.
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