Castle
Burg Vondern
🇩🇪 Germany · 13th century
Vondern Castle stands in the Vondern district of the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Oberhausen. It was a fief of the counts and dukes of Cleves and was first documented in the 13th century. Today owned by the city of Oberhausen, the Förderkreis Burg Vondern e. V. has cared for the historic buildings since 1982; they were placed under monument protection in 1987 as the oldest listed building in the city of Oberhausen.
The name of the complex derives from the Middle High German term "vonder" (also "funder"), which describes a narrow footbridge over a watercourse.
Machine-translated from “Burg Vondern” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burg Vondern ranks #6,843 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #581 of the 618 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 70% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 906 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Essen, 9 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Burg Vondern?
Burg Vondern stands in Germany, at 51.49889°, 6.90667°.
When was Burg Vondern built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Burg Vondern?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,843 of 8,764 worldwide, and #581 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 Vondern?
Schloss Borbeck, about 4 km away.
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