Burg Anholt

Castle in Isselburg, Germany

Anholt Castle (German: Wasserburg Anholt or German: Schloss Anholt) is a monumental moated castle and former princely seat in the municipality of Isselburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, close to the Dutch border where the Münsterland meets the Lower Rhine region. First documented in the late 12th century as a strategic stronghold of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, it developed into the imperially immediate Lordship of Anholt during the Middle Ages and, from 1647, the hereditary residence of the princely House of Salm-Salm. Dominated by its massive round Dicke Turm keep and encircled by a

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Type:

Castle

Where:

Isselburg, Germany

Coordinates:

51.84°N, 6.43°E

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