Josselin Castle
Josselin Castle is a medieval castle at Josselin, in the Morbihan department of Brittany, France, first built in 1008 by Guéthénoc, viscount of Porhoët.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Chateau de Josselin” and “Château de Rohan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle de la Congrégation de Josselin and Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Roncier.
Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Roncier
Church
Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Roncier is a church, which is situated 160 metres north of Josselin Castle.
Fontaine Lafargue de Josselin
Fountain
Fontaine Lafargue de Josselin is a fountain, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Josselin Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Josselin and Saint-Servant.
Josselin
Village
Saint-Servant
Village
Saint-Servant is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Saint-Servant are called in French Servantais. Saint-Servant is situated 5 km southeast of Josselin Castle.
Taupont
Village
Taupont is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Taupont are called in French Taupontais. Taupont is situated 8 km east of Josselin Castle.
Josselin Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Josselin, Arrondissement of Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.95232° or 47° 57′ 8″ north
Longitude
-2.54679° or 2° 32′ 49″ west
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8CVVXF23+W7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Josselin Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Josselin gaztelua”
- Breton: “Kastell Josilin”
- Bulgarian: “Жослен”
- Czech: “Josselin”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Josselin”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Josselin”
- French: “château de Josselin”
- French: “Château de Josselin”
- German: “Schloss Josselin”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Ζοσλέν”
- Hebrew: “טירת ז’וסלן”
- Italian: “castello di Josselin”
- Italian: “Castello di Josselin”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Josselin”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Josselin”
- Turkish: “Josselin Kalesi”
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