Castle
Burg Beyenburg
🇩🇪 Germany · 14th century
Burg Beyenburg was a spur castle on a rise in a bend of the Wupper beside Steinhaus monastery in what is today Beyenburg in Wuppertal.
Machine-translated from “Burg Beyenburg” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burg Beyenburg ranks #6,200 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #471 of the 475 mapped in Germany. Founded 1336, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 557 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Burg Beyenburg?
Burg Beyenburg stands in Germany, at 51.2494°, 7.29806°.
When was Burg Beyenburg built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1336. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Burg Beyenburg?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,200 of 7,044 worldwide, and #471 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Burg Beyenburg?
Burg Volmarstein, about 15 km away.
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