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Castle Ruins of Valkenburg
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Pauline van der Waal
September 20, 2021
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The ruins of Valkenburg, eleven kilometers east of Maastricht in Valkenburg aan de Geul, are the only hillfort in the Netherlands. The castle is a national monument and has an underground system of escape routes.
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Stephan N
March 28, 2022
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History of Kasteel Valkenburg:
1041 The name Falchenberch is first mentioned, as the property of the Counts of Heinsberg.
1122 The castle is sieged and destroyed by imperial troops.
1212 …
1041 The name Falchenberch is first mentioned, as the property of the Counts of Heinsberg.
1122 The castle is sieged and destroyed by imperial troops.
1212 …
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Thomas 🖤💚
December 22, 2019
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The ruins of Valkenburg, located eleven kilometers east of Maastricht in Valkenburg aan de Geul, are the only hill fort in the Netherlands. Valkenburg was declared a Rijksmonument. The castle also has access to an underground system of escape routes.
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