Merckenburg Castle

Merckenburg Castle, also known as Castle Heukelum, is a brick castle in the town of in the municipality of West Betuwe in The Netherlands. It dates back to the 13th century.
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Wikipedia
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  • Email: hetkasteelvanheukelum@gmail.com
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: building in the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Heukelum Castle” and “Merckenburg”
  • Address: Heidensweg 1, Heukelum, 4161AA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nationaal Glasmuseum and Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden.

Museum
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 510 metres northwest of Merckenburg Castle.

Museum
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY 3.0.
The is a museum and former hofje in , , on the Kerkstraat. It was built during the years 1770-1772 on the former location of the "Kasteel van Leerdam", a castle that was destroyed by the Spanish in 1574. is situated 1¼ km north of Merckenburg Castle.

Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Merckenburg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heukelum and Asperen.

Village
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY 2.5.
is a city in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 8 km northeast of . It received city rights in 1391.

Village
Photo: Gelderland, Public domain.
is a small city in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 10 km east of on the river . It received city rights in 1313.

Town
Photo: Marc Chang Sing Pang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city and former municipality in the western , in the province of . The municipality was merged with the municipalities of and Zederik on 1 January 2019.

Merckenburg Castle

Latitude
51.8782° or 51° 52′ 42″ north
Longitude
5.09029° or 5° 5′ 25″ east
Inception
1734
Open location code
9F37V3HR+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 268445688
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q3442744
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovenian—“Merckenburg Castle” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Heukelum”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Merckenburg”
  • Italian: “Castello di Heukelum”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Heukelum”

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Highlights include Roeivereniging Leerdam and Museumtuin.

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