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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Château de Rohan”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle de la Congrégation de Josselin and Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Roncier.
Chapelle de la Congrégation de Josselin
Church
Photo: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle de la Congrégation de Josselin is a church.
Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Roncier
Church
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Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Roncier is a church, which is situated 160 metres north of Josselin Castle.
Fontaine Notre-Dame-du-Roncier
Fountain
Photo: Fab5669, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fontaine Notre-Dame-du-Roncier is a fountain, which is situated 310 metres northeast of Josselin Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Servant and Cruguel.
Saint-Servant
Village
Photo: Tynou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Cruguel
Village
Photo: Maurice56, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cruguel is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Cruguel is situated 9 km southwest of Josselin Castle.
Quily
Village
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Quily is a former commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val d'Oust. Its population was 366 in 2022. Inhabitants of Quily are called in French Quilyens. Quily is situated 9 km southeast of Josselin Castle.
Josselin Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Josselin, Arrondissement of Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.95232° or 47° 57′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.54679° or 2° 32′ 49″ westElevation
74 metres (243 feet)Open location code
8CVVXF23+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 181416228OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
12524114Wikidata ID
Q1451798
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“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: “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”
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