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Schloß Bloemersheim

Germany

Location
North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates
51.4425°, 6.51528°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Schloß Bloemersheim in Germany
Photo: kaʁstn Disk/Cat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Bloemersheim (pronounced with a lengthening e) is a moated palace near Neukirchen-Vluyn, one of the most impressive complexes in the district of Wesel. Schloss Leyenburg lies nearby.

The complex, which dates from the Late Middle Ages, was acquired in 1802 by Friedrich Heinrich von der Leyen, a silk producer from Krefeld, from Friedrich August von Pelden (called Cloudt). To this day it is the ancestral seat of the barons von der Leyen and the seat of an estate administration (with economically significant fruit sales and forestry).

The palace (courtyard and garden) is accessible only during rare cultural events, but the rear side facing the palace pond can be seen well from a popular cycle path.

Machine-translated from “Schloss Bloemersheim” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Schloß Bloemersheim ranks #6,985 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #746 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 916 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Duisburg, 17 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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