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Castle Egmond

🇳🇱 Netherlands · 12th century

Castle Egmond in the Netherlands
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Egmond Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Egmond), also called the Ruins of Egmond (Dutch: Ruïne van Egmond), is a ruined medieval castle built c. 1150, in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in Egmond aan den Hoef in the municipality of Bergen and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Alkmaar. The castle dates from the 11th century and is the ancestral seat of the Egmond family, whose members became sovereign Dukes of Guelders, Counts of Egmond and Princes of Gavere, Counts of Buren and Leerdam. It is a national monument of the Netherlands.

Text adapted from “Egmond Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle Egmond ranks #5,520 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #69 of the 201 mapped in Netherlands. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,161 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Amsterdam, 32 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Castle Egmond?

Castle Egmond stands in the Netherlands, at 52.6222°, 4.65371°.

When was Castle Egmond built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1150. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Castle Egmond?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,520 of 8,134 worldwide, and #69 in the Netherlands. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Castle Egmond?

Marquette Castle, about 11 km away.

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