Netherlands · 15th century
Nijenborgh Castle ranks #7,590 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #129 of the 198 mapped in Netherlands. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Roermond, 21 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
Nijenborgh Castle, also known as Huis Op de Biest (or Op de Biest Manor), is situated in the Dutch commune of Weert, in Dutch Limburg. This moated castle dates from the 15th century and was the principal residence of the counts of Horn. It was destroyed in 1702 during a siege in the War of the Spanish Succession. The Op de Biest manor was built on part of its ruins.
Machine-translated from “Château de Nijenborgh” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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