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Burg Kakesbeck

Germany

Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
Location
Lüdinghausen
Coordinates
51.8119°, 7.45167°
Links
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Burg Kakesbeck in Germany
Photo: Günter Seggebäing, Coesfeld · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Burg Kakesbeck is the oldest of three surviving moated castles in Lüdinghausen in the district of Coesfeld. It lies five kilometres north of the town centre in the farming community of Bechtrup, east of the L 835, on the Stever. The address is Bechtrup 63. Viewing from the outside is possible at any time; a visit to the inside of the castle complex must be arranged in advance.

Machine-translated from “Burg Kakesbeck” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Burg Kakesbeck ranks #7,375 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #801 of the 927 mapped in Germany. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Essen, 50 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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