Castle
Keppel Castle
🇳🇱 Netherlands · 17th century
Keppel Castle is a castle in the village of Laag-Keppel in the municipality of Bronckhorst, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The castle, ancestral seat of the lords of Keppel, stands on an island between two arms of the Oude IJssel. On the foundations the present building was rebuilt in the 17th century (after its destruction in 1582). It is today privately owned and protected as a monument. The building and the garden are not accessible.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Keppel” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keppel Castle ranks #6,194 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #90 of the 201 mapped in Netherlands. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 17 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Arnhem, 21 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Keppel Castle?
Keppel Castle stands in the Netherlands, at 51.99354°, 6.22714°.
When was Keppel Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1650. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Keppel Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,194 of 8,134 worldwide, and #90 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 Keppel Castle?
Slangenburg Castle, about 10 km away.
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