Germany · 13th century
Schloss Velen ranks #7,161 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #646 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1240, it is older than 71% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Enschede, 37 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
Schloss Velen is a moated castle that stands in the very centre of Velen in the Münsterland, in the district of Borken (North Rhine-Westphalia). The moated castle shapes the townscape of Velen.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Velen” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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