Bourscheid Castle
Bourscheid Castle is located near the village of Bourscheid in north-eastern Luxembourg. The medieval castle stands on a site with archeological evidence of structures dating back to Roman times.Photo: Caranorn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Buurschter Schlass”, “Ruines du chateau de Bourscheid.”, and “Ruines du château de Bourscheid.”
- Address: Schlasswee, Buurschter Schlass, Bourscheid, 9140
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Michelau railway station and Église Saint-Michel.
Michelau railway station
Railway station
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michelau railway station is a railway station serving the village of Michelau, in the commune of Bourscheid, in northern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company. Michelau railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Bourscheid Castle.
Église Saint-Michel
Church
Photo: Jwh, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
Église Saint-Michel is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Bourscheid Castle.
Église Saint-Wendelin
Church
Photo: Jwh, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
Église Saint-Wendelin is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Bourscheid Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Michelau and Bourscheid-Moulin.
Michelau
Village
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michelau is a small town in the commune of Bourscheid, in north-eastern Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town had a population of 403. It is served by Michelau railway station, which lies on CFL Line 10.
Bourscheid Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bourscheid, Diekirch, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.90558° or 49° 54′ 20″ northLongitude
6.07923° or 6° 4′ 45″ eastElevation
270 metres (886 feet)Open location code
8FX8W34H+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 448046857OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Bourscheid Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Bourscheid”
- Chinese: “布尔沙伊德城堡”
- Dutch: “Burg Bourscheid”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Bourscheid”
- French: “Chateau de Bourscheid”
- French: “château de Bourscheid”
- French: “Château de bourscheid”
- French: “Château de Bourscheid”
- French: “Château De Bourscheid”
- German: “Buerg Buerschent”
- German: “Burg Bourscheid”
- German: “Burg Burscheid, Burg Bourscheid”
- German: “Burg Burscheid”
- Luxembourgish: “Buerg Buerschent”
- Luxembourgish: “Buerschter Schlass”
- Russian: “Буршайд”
- Russian: “Замок Буршайд”
- Turkish: “Bourscheid Kalesi”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Bourscheid”
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