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Schloss Gymnich

Germany · 14th century

Founded
1354
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
Location
Erftstadt
Coordinates
50.8417°, 6.74167°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Schloss Gymnich in Germany
Photo: Tohma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Gymnich is a moated castle in the Erft floodplain in Gymnich, a district of Erftstadt, in North Rhine-Westphalia. For centuries it was the seat of the Rhenish knightly family of Gymnich.

The castle, which is surrounded by a large park, has a total site area of 21 hectares and lies on the Rheinischer Sagenweg.

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

In the rankings

Schloss Gymnich ranks #4,978 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #437 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded 1354, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 797 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,624 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cologne, 19 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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