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: “Castle Egmond”, “Castle of Egmond aan den Hoef”, “Ruïne Kasteel Egmond”, and “Slot op den Hoef”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slotkapel and Museum Egmond.
Museum Egmond
Museum
Photo: Vakantie43, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum Egmond is situated 2 km west of Egmond Castle.
Egmond Abbey
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Egmond aan den Hoef and Rinnegom.
Egmond aan den Hoef
Village
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Egmond aan den Hoef is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 7 kilometres west of Alkmaar.
Wimmenum
Hamlet
Wimmenum is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Bergen, about 2 km north of Egmond aan den Hoef. It was first mentioned in the late-11th century as Wymnam.
Egmond Castle
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bergen, North Holland Peninsula, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.62189° or 52° 37′ 19″ northLongitude
4.65427° or 4° 39′ 15″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9F46JMC3+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 564184035OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
2749306Wikidata ID
Q2800737
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Egmond Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Belangrijke overblijfselen van het kasteel Egmond, in 1933-‘37 ontgraven en vervolgens tot even boven de grond opgetrokken”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Egmond”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 14595”
- French: “chateau d’Egmond”
- French: “Chateau d’Egmond”
- German: “Burg Egmond”
- German: “Kasteel Egmond”
- German: “Schloss Egmond”
- German: “Slot Op Den Hoef”
- Slovenian: “Grad Egmond (Holandija)”
- Slovenian: “Grad Egmond”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Egmond aan Zee and Strandslag Six.
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