Around 1260 knight Gerard Splinter van Ruwiel laid the first foundations for the Nyenrode castle. The location of the castle ...
Coevorden Castle was built on an artificial hill - a so-called motte - near a ford (a “voorde”) in the river the ...
The history of Maurick Castle dates to the 13th century. In 1629 the castle was occupied by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange ...
The original Doorwerth castle, probably wooden, is first mentioned in 1260 when it was besieged and burned to the ground, aft ...
Huis Bergh (Huis Bergh) is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands. It gives its name to the Land van den Bergh and was ...
In 1572, during the Eighty Year War with the Spaniards, Sea Beggars (Calvinist Dutch nobles) captured Brielle. After this wor ...
Château Neercanne (also known as Agimont) was built on a site that was already in use by the Romans. The caves, created by m ...
Duivenvoorde Castle was first mentioned in 1226, making it one of the oldest castles in South Holland. The castle is remarkab ...
Slot Zuylen (Zuylen Castle) was originally built in the 13th century by lord van Suilen en Anholt as a simple donjon (tower). ...
Heeswijk Castle was originally built in the 11th century. The original motte was erected in 1080. During the subsequent centu ...
The Fraeylemaborg was one of the most important borg in the province of Groningen. These strong houses or keeps were built in ...
Duurstede Castle dates from the 13th century. Around 1270, Zweder I van Zuylen van Abcoude built a freestanding keep on a rai ...
The fortress in Muiden, known as Muizenfort is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam, the UNESCO World Heritage site that consis ...
The Castle Amerongen was built in 1673 on the site of a previous stronghold that had been burned by the French troops during ...
In 1583 the Spanish took the town of Steenbergen situated just south of the current Willemstad. According to William I of Ora ...
Construction of the Helmond castle began somewhere around 1325. Helmond was the replacement of an older castle, known as ‘t ...
Kasteel Radboud is one of a number of castles in North Holland, the building was commissioned by Floris V. The exact date of ...
The original Schaloen castle was built in 1200 as a defensive fortress commissioned by the family Van Hulsberg. The remains c ...
Assumburg Castle (Slot Assumburg) dates originally from the 13th century, but it was rebuilt in 1546. Since them it has been ...
Sterkenburg Castle was probably built in the mid-1200s as a moated round tower house by a Gijsbert van Wulven. The castle rem ...