Egmond Castle

Egmond Castle, also called the Ruins of Egmond, is a ruined medieval castle built c. 1150, in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in Egmond aan den Hoef in the municipality of Bergen and lies about 7 kilometres west of Alkmaar.

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: former castle in Egmond aan den Hoef, the Netherlands
Also known as: “Belangrijke overblijfselen van het kasteel Egmond, in 1933-‘37 ontgraven en vervolgens tot even boven de grond opgetrokken”, “Burg Egmond”, “Castle Egmond”, “Castle of Egmond aan den Hoef”, “rijksmonumentnummer 14595”, “Ruïne Kasteel Egmond”, “Slot op den Hoef”, and “Slot Op Den Hoef”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Slotkapel and Museum Egmond.

Slotkapel

Church

Photo: Gmhogervorst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Slotkapel is a church.

Museum Egmond

Museum

Photo: Vakantie43, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum Egmond is situated 2 km west of Egmond Castle.

Sint-Agneskerk

Church

Photo: Pudding4brains, Public domain.

Sint-Agneskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Egmond Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Egmond aan den Hoef and Rinnegom.

Egmond aan den Hoef

Village

Egmond aan den Hoef

Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Egmond aan den Hoef is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland.

Rinnegom

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rinnegom is a hamlet.

Wimmenum

Hamlet

Wimmenum is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland.

Egmond Castle

Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Bergen, North Holland Peninsula, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.62189° or 52° 37′ 19″ north

Longitude

4.65427° or 4° 39′ 15″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Wheelchair access

no

Open location code

9F46JMC3+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovenian—“Egmond Castle” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Kasteel Egmond”
French: “chateau d’Egmond”
French: “Chateau d’Egmond”
German: “Schloss Egmond”
Slovenian: “Grad Egmond (Holandija)”
Slovenian: “Grad Egmond”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Egmond aan Zee and Strandslag Six.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Lamoraal van Egmont and Huys Egmont.

North Holland Peninsula: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Alkmaar and Hoorn.

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