Oost Castle

Oost Castle is a manor house in Oost-Maarland, a village in Eijsden, Limburg, the Netherlands. Located along the Meuse, it can be traced to an 11th-century motte-and-bailey residential tower that was expanded several times between 1548 and 1800.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle in Oost-Maarland, Netherlands
Also known as: “Castle Oost”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Ében-Émael and Sint-Jozefkerk.

Fort Ében-Émael

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Fort Eben-Emael is an inactive Belgian fortress located between Liège and Maastricht, on the Belgian-Dutch border, near the Albert Canal, outside the village of Ében-Émael. Fort Ében-Émael is situated 2 km west of Oost Castle.

Sint-Jozefkerk

Church

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Sint-Jozefkerk is a church, which is situated 550 metres east of Oost Castle.

Presqu’île de l’Ilal

Protected area

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Presqu'île de l'Ilal is a small peninsula and nature reserve in the Meuse river, located in the Dutch municipality of Eijsden-Margraten near Oost-Maarland, on the border with Belgium. Presqu’île de l’Ilal is situated 1¼ km northwest of Oost Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oost-Maarland and Mount Saint Peter.

Oost-Maarland

Village

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Oost-Maarland is a village in the south east of the European country Netherlands. There it is an administrative population centre in the Eijsden-Margraten municipality, which forms part of the province of Limburg.

Mount Saint Peter

Locality

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Mount Saint Peter, also referred to as Caestert Plateau, is the northern part of a plateau running north to south between the valleys of the river Geer to the west, and the Meuse to the east.