Castle Oost

Castle Oost is a castle in Valkenburg aan de Geul, South Limburg, Limburg which is located on Oosterweg. Castle Oost is situated nearby to the spring Sint-Jansbron, as well as near the neighborhood Neerhem.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: castle in Valkenburg, Netherlands
Also known as: “Oost Castle”
Address: Oosterweg 36, Valkenburg, 6301PX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Jansbron and Valkenburg Castle.

Sint-Jansbron

Spring

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Sint-Jansbron is a spring, which is situated 350 metres southeast of Castle Oost.

Valkenburg Castle

Valkenburg Castle

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Valkenburg Castle is a ruined castle in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. It is unique in the Netherlands in that it is the only castle in the Netherlands built on a hill. Valkenburg Castle is situated 770 metres west of Castle Oost.

Fluweelengrot

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Fluweelengrot is situated 800 metres west of Castle Oost.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neerhem and Schaelsberg.

Neerhem

Neighborhood

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Neerhem is a neighborhood.

Schaelsberg

Locality

Photo: Romaine, CC0.

Schaelsberg is a locality.

Valkenburg

Town

Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Valkenburg is a town.

Castle Oost

Categories: château, castle, tourism, and historic site
Location: Valkenburg aan de Geul, South Limburg, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.86188° or 50° 51′ 43″ north

Longitude

5.84175° or 5° 50′ 30″ east

Elevation

80 metres (262 feet)

Open location code

9F27VR6R+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2815493163

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

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

Dutch: “Kasteel Oost (Valkenburg)”
Dutch: “Kasteel Oost”
Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 36828”
German: “Schloss Oost”
Limburgan: “Kesjtièl Oas”

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