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Wijnandsrade Castle

Netherlands · 11th century

Wijnandsrade Castle in the Netherlands
Photo: Kasteelbeer · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Wikimedia Commons

Wijnandsrade Castle is a castle located in the centre of the village of the same name, Wijnandsrade, in the Limburg municipality of Beekdaelen.

The castle has been a rijksmonument since 1965. The left and right wings have been designated as two separate rijksmonumenten.

Machine-translated from “Kasteel Wijnandsrade” on the Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wijnandsrade Castle ranks #8,268 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #164 of the 199 mapped in Netherlands. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 44 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Aachen, 20 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wijnandsrade Castle?

Wijnandsrade Castle stands in the Netherlands, at 50.90222°, 5.88306°.

When was Wijnandsrade Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1100. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Wijnandsrade Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,268 of 9,079 worldwide, and #164 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 Wijnandsrade Castle?

Kasteel Hoensbroek, about 3 km away.

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