Pettingen Castle
Pettingen Castle is located in the village of Pettingen some 4 km north of Mersch in central Luxembourg. It is one of the best preserved fortified castles in the country.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Église Saint-André.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Church
Photo: Johnny Chicago, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a church, which is situated 530 metres southeast of Pettingen Castle.
Église Saint-André
Church
Photo: Zinneke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-André is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Pettingen Castle.
Geographical Centre of Luxembourg
Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geographical Centre of Luxembourg is situated 1¼ km northwest of Pettingen Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pettingen and Moesdorf.
Pettingen
Village
Photo: Christian Ries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pettingen is a village in the commune of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. In 2025, the village had a population of 249. Pettingen Castle in the center of the village is one of the best-preserved fortified castles in the country.
Moesdorf
Village
Photo: Zinneke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moesdorf is a small town in the commune of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town has a population of 507.
Pettingen Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Mersch, Mersch, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
49.77048° or 49° 46′ 14″ northLongitude
6.10788° or 6° 6′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8FX8Q4C5+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 136866578OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2255071
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Pettingen Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Pettingen”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Pettingen”
- French: “château de Pettingen”
- French: “Château de Pettingen”
- German: “Buerg Pëtten”
- German: “Burg Pettingen, Buerg Pëtten”
- German: “Burg Pettingen”
- German: “Château De Pettange”
- Luxembourgish: “Pëttener Waasserbuerg”
- Luxembourgish: “Waasserbuerg Pëtten”
- Turkish: “Pettingen Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Donatuskapell and Pompjeesmusee Gemeng Miersch.
Nearby Places
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