Burg Nideggen

The ruins of Nideggen Castle (German: Burg Nideggen) are a symbol of the town of Nideggen in Germany and are owned by the county of Düren. The rectangular hill castle was the seat of the powerful counts and dukes of Jülich and had a reputation in the Middle Ages of being impregnable.

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Burg Nideggen ranks #3,048 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #224 of the 254 mapped in Germany. Founded 1177, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 194 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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