Belgium · 13th century
Castle Eyneburg ranks #4,732 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #65 of the 128 mapped in Belgium. Founded 1260, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,012 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 35 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Aachen, 9 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.
Castle Eyneburg in Hergenrath near Kelmis is one of the most important historic buildings in East Belgium.
The name Eyneburg refers to the owners "von Eyneberghe" in the 13th century. In popular speech the name Emmaburg persists, based on a legend according to which Emma, allegedly a daughter of Charlemagne, is said to have lived here with her lover Einhard.
Machine-translated from “Eyneburg” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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