Castles and Towers of the Netherlands
This collection showcases the diverse defensive and noble architecture of the southern Netherlands, primarily within North Brabant. It features square medieval moated castles like Helmond and Ammersoyen, alongside the monumental Slot Loevestein, famously used as a prison for Hugo Grotius. The list also includes historic church towers, such as the neo-Gothic Sint-Martinustoren in Gennep and the 15th-century Oude Toren in Beek en Donk, which stand as the remaining landmarks of destroyed or former religious sites.
A Helmond Castle
Helmond Castle is a square medieval moated castle in the center of the city Helmond in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
B Loevestein Castle
Monumental castle and a former prison for political prisoners where Hugo Grotius was being kept. Now it is a home to a medieval museum.
C Breda Castle
Breda Castle is a castle in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands.
D Ammersoyen Castle
Ammersoyen Castle is located in Ammerzoden in the Bommelerwaard region in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
E Heeswijk Castle
Heeswijk Castle is a moated castle near Heeswijk in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
F Heeze Castle
Heeze Castle is situated in the Netherlands, south of Eindhoven. It used to be the centre of the seigneury of Heeze, Leende and Zesgehuchten…
G Nemerlaer Castle
Nemerlaer Castle is a 14th-century castle, located in Haaren, Netherlands.
H Tongelaar Castle
Tongelaar Castle is located between Mill and Gassel in North-Brabant, Netherlands.
I Loon op Zand Castle
Loon op Zand Castle, is a castle in Loon op Zand, in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
J Bouvigne Castle
Bouvigne Castle is a castle outside the Ginneken district in the Dutch province of North Brabant, near the Mastbos south of Breda.
K Maurick Castle
Maurick Castle is a castle in Vught, Netherlands. It had many famous owners and visitors.
Slot van Well
A 14th-century moated castle in the village of Well, featuring a main building with two wings and a gatehouse that reflect medieval defensive architecture.
Zwijnsbergen
A 16th-century historic estate and manor house in Helvoirt, characterized by its classicist white-plastered walls and surrounding landscaped grounds.
N Helmond Castle
Helmond Castle is a square medieval moated castle in the center of the city Helmond in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
O Kasteel Dussen
A 14th-century moated castle known for the unique Tuscan-style arcade in its courtyard. It was restored to its medieval and Renaissance appearance after World War II.
P Kasteel Henkenshage
A former fortified manor house in Sint-Oedenrode, redesigned in the 19th century by architect Pierre Cuypers and surrounded by a moat and parkland.
Q Sint-Martinustoren
A neo-Gothic portal tower built in 1869. It is the only surviving part of Gennep's St. Martin's Church, which was destroyed during World War II.
R Oude Toren
A 15th-century brick church tower in Beek en Donk, standing as the sole remnant of the medieval Saint Michael's Church.
S De Oude Toren
A 15th-century Gothic tower in Sint-Michielsgestel, remaining as the only surviving section of a medieval church demolished in 1836.
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