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Castle Ruins of Valkenburg

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Castle Ruins of Valkenburg

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  • Location: Valkenburg Aan De Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

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    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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    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 …
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    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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    Location: Valkenburg Aan De Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

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