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Schwanenburg Castle (Kleve)

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Schwanenburg Castle (Kleve)

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Schwanenburg Castle (Kleve)

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Kermisdal Riverside Path – View of Kleve from Papenberg loop from Kleve

9.48km

02:28

60m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Kermisdal Riverside Path – View of Kleve from Papenberg loop from Till-Moyland

21.3km

05:28

100m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Spoykanal – Lohengrinbrunnen (Elsabrunnen) loop from Kleve

3.17km

00:51

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Bumble-Bee

December 16, 2018

The Schwanenburg is the landmark of the city of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border. It was probably built in the 11th century by the counts and later dukes of Kleve on a spur-like extension of the Lower Rhine ridge and is therefore one of the few hilltop castles on the Lower Rhine. Your castle hill was named for the settlement that was later created: Cleef (for cliff, cliff) became Kleve.

It got its name because of its weather vane in the form of a large swan, whose wings were the crest of the ducal coat of arms. The complex was also called het slot von Cleef, and even if the name suggests it, the Schwanenburg is not a castle, but a castle in the Baroque style that was created through the reconstruction of a castle in the 17th century.

(de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwanenburg)

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Aron auf Achse ♧

August 25, 2020

Beautiful restored castle with an exposed fountain from the Middle Ages

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Joachim

February 3, 2022

The Schwanenburg is the symbol of the city and one of the few hilltop castles on the Lower Rhine. Its castle hill gave its name to the later settlement - Cleef (for cliff) became Kleve.

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Kermisdal Riverside Path – View of Kleve from Papenberg loop from Kleve

2. Kermisdal Riverside Path – View of Kleve from Papenberg loop from Till-Moyland

3. Spoykanal – Lohengrinbrunnen (Elsabrunnen) loop from Kleve

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