Duurstede Castle
Castle Duurstede is a medieval castle in Wijk bij Duurstede in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands.Photo: Arch, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Verzetsmonument and Rijn en Lek.
Verzetsmonument
Memorial
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Verzetsmonument is a memorial, which is situated 180 metres north of Duurstede Castle.
Rijn en Lek
Windmill
Photo: Dirkjankraan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rijn en Lek is a windmill, which is situated 460 metres northeast of Duurstede Castle.
Monument aan de Markt
Memorial
Photo: Agaath, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monument aan de Markt is a memorial, which is situated 370 metres northeast of Duurstede Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rijswijk and Ravenswaaij.
Rijswijk
Village
Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rijswijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km north of Tiel. It was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Risuuic, and means "neighbourhood near twigs".
Ravenswaaij
Village
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Ravenswaaij is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 10 km northwest of Tiel. It was first mentioned in 1139 as Raueneswade, and means "fordable place of Raven ".
Overlangbroek
Hamlet
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Overlangbroek is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede, and lies about 11 km southeast of Zeist. The village officially merged with Nederlangbroek into Langbroek in 1978. Overlangbroek is situated 3½ km northeast of Duurstede Castle.
Duurstede Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: Castle in Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht province, Netherlands
- Categories: château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.96951° or 51° 58′ 10″ northLongitude
5.34353° or 5° 20′ 37″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Inception
13th centuryOpen location code
9F37X89V+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1101743561OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6950740Wikidata ID
Q2478123
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Duurstede Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kasteel Duurstede”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 454308”
- French: “château de Duurstede”
- French: “Château de Duurstede”
- German: “Burg Duurstede”
- German: “Kasteel Duurstede”
- Slovenian: “Grad Duurstede”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Duurstede”
- Western Frisian: “Kastiel Duerstede”
- Western Frisian: “Kastiel Duurstede”
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