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Egmond Castle
Kasteel Egmond
Egmond aan den Hoef, the Netherlands
Kasteel Egmond in 1638
Egmond Castle is located in North Holland
Egmond Castle
Egmond Castle
Coordinates52°37′19″N 4°39′15″E / 52.621955°N 4.654175°E / 52.621955; 4.654175
TypeWater Castle
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRestored ruins
Site history
Builtc. 1150

Egmond Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Egmond), also called the Ruins of Egmond (Dutch: Ruïne van Egmond), is a ruined medieval castle in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in Egmond aan den Hoef in the municipality of Bergen and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Alkmaar. The castle dates from the 11th century and is the ancestral seat of the Egmond family, whose members became sovereign Dukes of Guelders, Counts of Egmond and Princes of Gavere, Counts of Buren and Leerdam.[1] It is a national monument of the Netherlands.

  1. ^ Dek, Dr. W.A.E., Genealogie der Heren en Graven van Egmond. The Hague, 1958; pp. 21-33 and pp. 48-64. Coppens, Thera, "Buren, Egmond en Oranje; Over heren, graven en prinsen" Buren, 1989; pp.14-46

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