Brandenbourg Castle

Brandenbourg Castle (Luxembourgish: Buerg Branebuerg; French: Château de Brandenbourg; German: Burg Brandenbourg), now a ruin, is located on a promontory some 70 metres above the village of Brandenbourg in north-eastern Luxembourg. It has a history going back to the 9th and 10th centuries when there was a wooden fort on the site. The 13th century keep, now 11.9 metres high, used to have four floors, only three of which remain. Around 1687, the French destroyed the external walls of the castle which subsequently fell increasingly into ruin. It is now owned by the family du Fays - van Delft. The owner signed an emphyteutic lease (1997) with the State of Luxembourg permitting the state to take care of the castle (consolidation and archaeological excavation work).

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Brandenbourg Castle ranks #3,099 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 45 mapped in Luxembourg. Founded 1000, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 129 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. 28 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Luxembourg, 33 km away. See how Luxembourg compares in the castle statistics.

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