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Heel Castle

🇳🇱 Netherlands · 19th century

Heel Castle in the Netherlands
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Heel Castle is a castle located at 104 Monseigneur Savelsbergweg, in Heel, in the Dutch municipality of Maasgouw in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. On 28 December 2023, the whole castle, a listed national monument, was destroyed in a fire.[1]

Machine-translated from “Château de Heel” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Heel Castle ranks #7,160 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #177 of the 200 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1880, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Roermond, 7 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Heel Castle?

Heel Castle stands in the Netherlands, at 51.17525°, 5.89532°.

When was Heel Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1880. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Heel Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,160 of 7,738 worldwide, and #177 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 Heel Castle?

Exaten Castle, about 5 km away.

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