Luxembourg · 19th century
Walferdange Castle (Luxembourgish: Walfer Schlass; French: Château de Walferdange), located in the small town of Walferdange in central Luxembourg, dates from 1824, when William I of the Netherlands, who was also Grand Duke of Luxembourg, built it as a stud farm. It was a part of the University of Luxembourg and since 2015 has been used by the Ministry of National Education, Childhood and Youth (Luxembourg).
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Walferdange Castle ranks #5,544 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #29 of the 49 mapped in Luxembourg. Founded 1817, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 37 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Luxembourg, 5 km away. See how Luxembourg compares in the castle statistics.
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