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Wachtendonk

Old Monastery Thal Josaphat

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Old Monastery Thal Josaphat

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Location: Wachtendonk, Kreis Kleve, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Wachtendonk Castle Ruins – Path Along the Niers loop from Vinkrath

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2. Wachtendonk Castle Ruins – Niers River near Wachtendonk loop from Wachtendonk

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3. Wachtendonk Castle Ruins – Bench with a View of the Niers loop from Vinkrath

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Mathias57

July 8, 2025

In 1430, Wilhelm von Wachtendonk founded the Tertiary Convent. In 1516, the horseshoe-shaped buildings grouped around a small courtyard were largely destroyed by fire and subsequently rebuilt and remodeled in various phases.
After the convent was dissolved in 1802, the building saw various uses, including by the French gendarmerie, as a court of peace, a Prussian militia commandant's office, and, from 1821, as an elementary school.
Today, one part of the building houses the parish hall and library of the Catholic parish, while the other part was converted by the municipality of Wachtendonk into the "Altes Kloster" community center.
Source: wachtendonk.de/tourismus-freizeit/service/infomaterial/rundgang-geschichte-zum-anfassen.pdf?cid=37s

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Lauren & Bailey 🐕🐾

September 30, 2025

A town/village with really beautiful buildings.

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Location: Wachtendonk, Kreis Kleve, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Old Monastery Thal Josaphat

1. Wachtendonk Castle Ruins – Path Along the Niers loop from Vinkrath

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3. Wachtendonk Castle Ruins – Bench with a View of the Niers loop from Vinkrath

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