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Schloss Merode

Germany · 12th century

Founded
c. 1150
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
Location
Langerwehe
Coordinates
50.7994°, 6.38778°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Schloss Merode in Germany
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Description

Schloss Merode, which goes back to the 12th century, lies in the Merode district of the municipality of Langerwehe in North Rhine-Westphalia on the northern edge of the Rureifel. It is considered one of the most beautiful moated castles of the Rhineland in the Renaissance style. It has demonstrably been, from 1174 to the present day, in the ownership of the lords, later counts and princes of Merode, today the family Fürst von Merode.

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

In the rankings

Schloss Merode ranks #5,259 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #472 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,651 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Aachen, 22 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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