🇳🇱 Netherlands
146 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Breda Castle, 1 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Royal Palace of Amsterdam — #182 of 8,133 worldwide — 88 km north. The oldest dated site in the circle is Bornem Castle, founded c. 1000.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Netherlands (117), Belgium (28), Germany (1).
1 km north · Castle
Breda Castle is a castle in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands. In the 12th century, a fortress was located at Breda.
3 km south · Castle
Bouvigne Castle is a castle outside the Ginneken district in the Dutch province of North Brabant, near the Mastbos south of Breda.
21 km north-east · Castle
Dussen Castle is a water castle that got its peculiar form after being destroyed by the St. Elizabeth's flood of 1421.
25 km north-east · Castle
Altena Castle is a former castle in Almkerk. It was home to the lords of Altena, and often of the lords of Horne and Altena.
48 km south-west · Fortress
Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports.
30 km north-east · Castle
Loevestein Castle is a medieval castle in the municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, the Netherlands.
53 km south · Fortress
The Zimmer tower is a tower in Lier, Belgium, also known as the Cornelius tower, that was originally a keep of Lier's 14th-century city…
36 km north-east · Castle
Ammersoyen Castle is located in Ammerzoden in the Bommelerwaard region in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
47 km east · Castle
Heeswijk Castle is a moated castle near Heeswijk in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
34 km west · Fortress
Fort De Roovere is an earthen fort, constructed as part of the Dutch Water Line,, a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in…
50 km south-west · Ruin
Antwerp Citadel was a pentagonal bastion fort built to defend and dominate the city of Antwerp in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
58 km north-east · Castle
Castle Duurstede is a medieval castle in Wijk bij Duurstede in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The castle originated in the 13th century.
55 km south-west · Castle
Cortewalle Castle is a moated castle in Beveren in East Flanders, Belgium. The location was called Ten Wallen, which became in French Cour-ten…
59 km south-west · Castle
The Wissekerke Castle is situated in the village of Bazel of Kruibeke municipality in the East Flanders province of Belgium.
46 km south-west · Fortress
Fort Lillo is a former military fort built as part of the Antwerp Defence Line on the right bank of the Schelde, and completely surrounded by the…
43 km north-east · Castle
Waardenburg Castle, sometimes also called Weerdenburg, is a medieval castle located in Waardenburg in the municipality of West Betuwe, in the Dutch…
+ 27 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
88 km north · Palace & château · #182 worldwide
The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in Amsterdam is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which are at the disposal of the monarch by Act of Parliament.
88 km south · Palace & château · #226 worldwide
The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels.
83 km south · Palace & château · #255 worldwide
The Palace of Laeken or Castle of Laeken is the official residence of the King and Queen of the Belgians and the Belgian royal family.
63 km north-west · Palace & château · #276 worldwide
Huis ten Bosch is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the…
87 km south · Palace & château · #293 worldwide
The Stoclet Palace, also known as the Stoclet House, is a historic mansion in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium.
94 km south-west · Castle · #348 worldwide
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
76 km north-east · Palace & château
Soestdijk Palace (Dutch: Paleis Soestdijk [paːˈlɛi suzˈdɛik]) is a palace formerly belonging to the Dutch royal family.
61 km north · Castle
De Haar Castle is located outside Utrecht, Netherlands. It is the largest castle in The Netherlands.
64 km north-west · Palace & château
Noordeinde Palace is one of three official palaces of the Dutch royal family.
63 km north-east · Palace & château
Huis Doorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦœyz ˈdoːrn]; English: House Doorn) is a manor house and national museum in the town of Doorn in the Netherlands.
85 km north · Castle
Muiden Castle is a castle in the Netherlands, located at the mouth of the Vecht river, some 15 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam, in Muiden, where it…
66 km south-west · Fortress
Fort Breendonk is a former military installation at Breendonk, near Mechelen, Belgium, which served as a Nazi prison camp during the German…
+ 91 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q40844.
The Castlemap atlas maps 146 landmarks (89 castles · 22 fortresses · 18 palaces & châteaux · 17 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Breda, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Breda Castle, a castle 1 km north of the city centre.
Royal Palace of Amsterdam, ranked #182 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 88 km north from Breda.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Bornem Castle, founded c. 1000 — 67 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Tilburg (22 km) · Bergen op Zoom (34 km) · Rotterdam (42 km) · Antwerp (49 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
