Castle Born

Castle Born is a ruins in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg. Castle Born is situated nearby to the zoo Kasteelpark Born, as well as near the village Limbricht.

Photo: Pivos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photo: Kasteelbeer, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kasteelpark Born and Grasbroek Castle.

Kasteelpark Born

Zoo

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kasteelpark Born is a zoo.

Grasbroek Castle

Castle

Photo: Pivos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grasbroek Castle is situated 1 km southeast of Castle Born.

Holtum Castle

Castle

Photo: Pivos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Holtum Castle is situated 2½ km north of Castle Born.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Born and Limbricht.

Born is a village in the Dutch municipality of Sittard-Geleen. It has a port on the Julianakanaal and has a zoo. Born is also the site of the car factory VDL Nedcar and the headquarters and European Distribution Center of Mitsubishi Motors Europe.

Limbricht

Village

Photo: Tibor, CC BY 2.5.

Limbricht is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. Part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, it is about three kilometres northwest of Sittard. Limbricht is situated 3 km southeast of Castle Born.

Grevenbicht

Village

Photo: Janssenfrank, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grevenbicht is a village in the south-eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, about 8 km north-west of Sittard, on the east bank of the Meuse river. In 1982, the municipality of Grevenbicht was merged with Born. Grevenbicht is situated 3 km west of Castle Born.

Castle Born

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: castle in Born, Netherlands
Categories: château, castle ruin, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.03106° or 51° 1′ 52″ north

Longitude

5.8113° or 5° 48′ 41″ east

Elevation

36 metres (118 feet)

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9F372RJ6+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 380595811

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

6950635

Wikidata ID

Q2202724

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Limburgan—“Castle Born” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Huis Born”
Dutch: “Kasteel Born”
Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 9903”
French: “château de Born”
French: “Château de Born”
German: “Burg Born”
German: “Kasteel Born”
Limburgan: “Kesjteël Bor”

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