Castle
Vaeshartelt Castle
🇳🇱 Netherlands · 18th century
Vaeshartelt Castle (in Dutch: Kasteel Vaeshartelt) is a historic building in the Dutch city of Maastricht, in the province of Limburg, situated within the Vaeshartelt estate, in the neighbourhood (buurt) of Meerssenhoven, and built in its present form in 1739, though its origins go back to the Middle Ages. It was for a long time the property of the Cortenbach family and, for a brief period, also of the royal family.
The building is classified as rijksmonument no. 506108 and is now used as a hotel.
Machine-translated from “Castello di Vaeshartelt” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vaeshartelt Castle ranks #6,016 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #83 of the 201 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1739, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 41 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Aachen, 28 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Vaeshartelt Castle?
Vaeshartelt Castle stands in the Netherlands, at 50.87932°, 5.72588°.
When was Vaeshartelt Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1739. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Vaeshartelt Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,016 of 8,134 worldwide, and #83 in the Netherlands. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Vaeshartelt Castle?
Bethlehem Castle, about 2 km away.
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