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Duurstede Castle
Kasteel Duurstede
Wijk bij Duurstede, the Netherlands
Duurstede Castle in 2012
Duurstede Castle is located in Netherlands
Duurstede Castle
Duurstede Castle
Coordinates51°58′10″N 5°20′36″E / 51.96944°N 5.34333°E / 51.96944; 5.34333
TypeCastle
Site information
ConditionRuin
Site history
Built1270 (1270)
Built byZweder I van Zuylen van Abcoude
Bishop David of Burgundy
MaterialsBrick

Castle Duurstede (Dutch: Kasteel Duurstede) is a medieval castle in Wijk bij Duurstede in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

The 13th-century Donjon of Zweder I van Zuylen van Abcoude in 2006
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