Castle
Vredenburg
Netherlands · 16th century
Vredenburg Castle (Dutch: (Kasteel) Vredenburg or Vredeborch) was a 16th-century castle built by Habsburg emperor Charles V in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Some remains of the castle, which stood for only 50 years, are still visible on what is now Vredenburg square in Utrecht.
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Vredenburg ranks #3,154 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #40 of the 76 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1529, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 307 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
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