The most famous castle in the Netherlands is Royal Palace of Amsterdam, ranked #177 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Huis ten Bosch and Het Loo Palace.
The Castlemap atlas charts 143 castles, 27 fortresses, 14 palaces & châteaux and 16 ruins in the Netherlands. They span more than 9 centuries — from Coevorden Castle (founded 1024) to Kasteel Almere (2002). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of the Netherlands.
Map of castles in the Netherlands
On the map they cluster thickest around Tilburg — 152 within a 100 km day trip, then Eindhoven (133) and Utrecht (129). The northernmost is Camminghaslot, the southernmost Fort Oranje (Bonaire).
Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Amsterdam · Castles near Utrecht · Castles near Rotterdam · Castles near Tilburg · Castles near The Hague · Castles near Eindhoven — and 7 more in the city index.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 200 landmarks mapped in the Netherlands, 120 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 17th century — 25 of them. 64 predate 1500 and 17 were built after 1700.
