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Cortenbach Castle

🇳🇱 Netherlands · 14th century

Cortenbach Castle in the Netherlands
Photo: Romaine · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Cortenbach Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Cortenbach) is, alongside Haeren, Puth and Rivieren, one of the four castles of Voerendaal. Built as a moated castle, the complex is situated north-east of the town and is today in private ownership. It is therefore not accessible to the public.

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

Cortenbach Castle ranks #6,333 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #98 of the 201 mapped in Netherlands. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 41 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Aachen, 16 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cortenbach Castle?

Cortenbach Castle stands in the Netherlands, at 50.88473°, 5.93442°.

When was Cortenbach Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1350. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Cortenbach Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,333 of 8,133 worldwide, and #98 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 Cortenbach Castle?

Ter Worm Castle, about 1 km away.

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