Germany · 18th century
Schloss Nordkirchen is a palace situated in the town of Nordkirchen in the Coesfeld administrative district in the state of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. The schloss was largely built between 1703 and 1734 and is known as the "Versailles of Westphalia" since it is the largest of the fully or partly moated Wasserschlösser in that region. It was originally one of the residences of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.
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Schloss Nordkirchen ranks #815 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #64 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1703, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,695 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Essen, 48 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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