Unfortunately, this is a misconception that most people fall into... The actual birthplace was not far from the Upper Castle on Burgstrasse (information board on the grounds of the secondary school) and was destroyed in World War II.

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1. Lower Castle, Siegen – View of the Astor Tower loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

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2. St. Nicholas Church, Siegen – Upper Castle Siegen loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

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3. St. Nicholas Church, Siegen – Siegen Old Town loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

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Elevation 320 m

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Location: Siegen, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Altstadtschänke Historic House (Formerly Mistaken as the Birthplace of Peter Paul Rubens)

1. Lower Castle, Siegen – View of the Astor Tower loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

2. St. Nicholas Church, Siegen – Upper Castle Siegen loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

3. St. Nicholas Church, Siegen – Siegen Old Town loop from Siegen Hauptbahnhof

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