Zelem Castle
Burg Zelem or Zelem Castle was a knight's moated fortress located in the lowland areas left of the Rhine River between the villages Mehr and Niel in the present Gemeinde of Kranenburg.Photo: Arthistory2008, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Castle Zelem”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Martin and Katharinenhof Kranenburg.
St. Martin
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Martin is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Zelem Castle.
Katharinenhof Kranenburg
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Katharinenhof in Kranenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, was used from 1446 until 1802 as the home of a convent of sisters of the Catholic Church. After that time, the building served various uses. Since 1961, the house serves as a museum. Katharinenhof Kranenburg is situated 3½ km southwest of Zelem Castle.
Sankt Peter und Paul
Church
Photo: Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sankt Peter und Paul is a church, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Zelem Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kranenburg-Mehr and Leuth.
Leuth
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Leuth is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Berg en Dal, about 10 km east of Nijmegen. Leuth was founded on a sandbank in the floodplain marshes north of the river Waal. Leuth is situated 3½ km northwest of Zelem Castle.
Kranenburg
Town
Photo: Pelikana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kranenburg is a municipality in the district of Cleves in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, 12 kilometres south-east of Nijmegen and 11 kilometres west of Cleves. Kranenburg is situated 3½ km southwest of Zelem Castle.
Zelem Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.8186° or 51° 49′ 7″ northLongitude
6.03135° or 6° 1′ 53″ eastOpen location code
9F38R29J+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 2388546158OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1014670
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Zelem Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Zelem”
- German: “Haus Zelem”
- German: “Haus Zelhem”
- Turkish: “Zelem Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Freiwillige Feuerwehr Kranenburg Löschgruppe Niel and Jesus am Kreuz.
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