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Huis de Torentjes

Netherlands · 16th century

Huis de Torentjes in the Netherlands
Photo: Romaine · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Huis De Torentjes is a partly 16th-century, castle-like country house on the eastern flank of the Sint-Pietersberg in the former village of Sint Pieter, today part of the Dutch city of Maastricht.

Machine-translated from “Huis De Torentjes” on the Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Huis de Torentjes ranks #6,072 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #75 of the 199 mapped in Netherlands. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,435 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 51 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Liège, 23 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Huis de Torentjes?

Huis de Torentjes stands in the Netherlands, at 50.83167°, 5.69417°.

When was Huis de Torentjes built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1550. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Huis de Torentjes?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,072 of 9,079 worldwide, and #75 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 Huis de Torentjes?

Saint Peter Fort, about 1 km away.

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