The Top 20 Castles around Jülich
A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 20
beautiful castles to choose from around Jülich. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!
beautiful castles to choose from around Jülich. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!
Last updated: October 24, 2025
Schloss Kellenberg
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Kellenberg Castle is a moated castle on the northern edge of the village of Barmen, a district of Jülich, on the Rur.
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Kaster Castle Ruins
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With a little imagination, one can still make out to some extent what the castle should have looked like. The compact but very naive walls of the ruins are already beginning when you consider when they were built.
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Burg Kinzweiler
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The von Palant family is considered to be the builder of the Kinzweiler castle complex, who acquired the Kinzweiler estate together with two existing moths in 1420 from the heirs …
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Zitadelle Jülich
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The citadel was built from 1543 as part of the "ideal city of the Renaissance" and is the oldest citadel north of the Alps.
Source and more info: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zitadelle_J%C3%BClich
Source and more info: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zitadelle_J%C3%BClich
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Karlsburg Ruins in Landschaftsgarten Kammerbusch
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Especially in the spring is worth a visit when the Rodhodendron flowers along the paths was planted.
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