Vredenburg Castle

Vredenburg Castle
Kasteel Vredenburg
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Etching of the castle, ca. 1540
Vredenburg Castle is located in Netherlands
Vredenburg Castle
Vredenburg Castle
Coordinates52°05′33″N 5°06′50″E / 52.09250°N 5.11389°E / 52.09250; 5.11389
TypeCastle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes (foundations)
Site history
Built1529-1532
Built byCharles V
Demolished1581 / 1919
Documentary movie of the excavations in 1976

Vredenburg Castle (Dutch: (Kasteel) Vredenburg or Vredeborch) was a 16th-century castle built by Habsburg emperor Charles V in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Some remains of the castle, which stood for only 50 years, are still visible on what is now Vredenburg square in Utrecht.


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