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La Fontaine Castle
🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 16th century
La Fontaine Castle (French: Château La Fontaine, German: Schloss La Fontaine Luxembourgish: Schlass La Fontaine) was a castle in Clausen, Luxembourg. The elaborate building was the residence of Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, governor of Luxembourg, who began its construction in 1563 and continued to extend it until his death in 1604. For this reason, it is also known as the Palais Mansfeld or Mansfeld Palace. Almost nothing remains of it at present.
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La Fontaine Castle ranks #6,120 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #44 of the 46 mapped in Luxembourg. Founded 1563, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 31 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Luxembourg, 1 km away. See how Luxembourg compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is La Fontaine Castle?
La Fontaine Castle stands in Luxembourg, at 49.61417°, 6.14333°.
When was La Fontaine Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1563. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is La Fontaine Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,120 of 8,134 worldwide, and #44 in Luxembourg. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to La Fontaine Castle?
Fort Thüngen, about 1 km away.
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