Bleijenbeek Castle is situated in the small hamlet of Bleijenbeek in the Dutch province of Limburg. According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa, the castle is known for its numerous sieges by the armies of Guelders and Spain.

Saints Cosmas and Damian church

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afferden and Heukelom.

Afferden

Village

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Afferden is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 25 km southeast of Nijmegen.

Heukelom

Hamlet

Heukelom is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Bergen, about 2 km south of the village of Afferden. Heukelom is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Afferden.

Bleijenbeek

Hamlet

Bleijenbeek is a small hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Bergen, about 2 km east of Afferden. The main building in the hamlet is the ruin of Castle Bleijenbeek.

Rimpelt

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Rimpeld”
Category: locality
Location: Bergen Municipality, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.63416° or 51° 38′ 3″ north

Longitude

6.029° or 6° 1′ 44″ east

Elevation

21 metres (69 feet)

Open location code

9F38J2MH+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7072044789

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2748064

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