Loevestein Castle
A medieval castle in the municipality of Zaltbommel in Gelderland, at the meeting of the Maas and Waal rivers. It once served as a state prison, and the jurist Hugo de Groot escaped from it hidden in a chest in 1621.
- Where
- Poederoijen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 51.8164, 5.0214
Get the Loevestein Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Loevestein Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gelderland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Loevestein Castle
Efteling 19 km
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De Biesbosch National Park 19 km
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Kamp Vught 23 km
The site of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp near 's-Hertogenbosch, which the Germans opened in 1943. Around 31,000 people were held here, and parts of the camp have been preserved as a national memorial and museum.
Kinderdijk Windmills 28 km
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Breda Castle 30 km
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Grote Kerk Breda 30 km
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Rietveld Schröder House 31 km
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Dom Church Utrecht 31 km
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Questions
Where is Loevestein Castle?
Loevestein Castle is in Poederoijen, Gelderland, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Efteling (19 km), De Biesbosch National Park (19 km), Kamp Vught (23 km).
How do I get the Loevestein Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Loevestein Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gelderland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Loevestein Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gelderland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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