Château de Caen

The Château de Caen is a castle in the Norman city of in the département. It has been officially classed as a Monument historique since 1997.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: French castle located in Caen
  • Also known as: “Castle of Caen” and “Château Ducal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen and Église Saint-Georges-du-Château.

Museum
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The is a fine arts museum in the French city of , founded at the start of the 19th century and rebuilt in 1971 within the ducal château.

Church
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is a church.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Château de Caen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vaugueux and Vaucelles.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Château de Caen

Latitude
49.18646° or 49° 11′ 11″ north
Longitude
-0.36271° or 0° 21′ 46″ west
Open location code
8CXX5JPP+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4405690045
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2968752
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Ukrainian—“Château de Caen” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Kastell Caen”
  • Bulgarian: “Кан (замък)”
  • Bulgarian: “Кански замък”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Caen”
  • Chinese: “卡昂城堡”
  • Chinese: “康城城堡”
  • Dutch: “Château de Caen”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Caen”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Caen”
  • French: “château de Caen”
  • French: “Château de Caen”
  • German: “Château de Caen”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Καέν”
  • Indonesian: “Château de Caen”
  • Irish: “château de Caen”
  • Italian: “castello di Caen”
  • Italian: “Castello di Caen”
  • Japanese: “カーン城”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Caen”
  • Portuguese: “Château de Caen”
  • Russian: “Канский замок”
  • Slovenian: “château de Caen”
  • Slovenian: “grad Caen”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Caen”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de caen”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Caen”
  • Turkish: “Caen Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Канський замок”

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Highlights include Château de Caen and Grande pelouse.

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