Breda Castle
A castle in the city of Breda, surrounded by water and a park. It was long a residence of the House of Orange Nassau and today houses the Royal Military Academy, so it is seen mostly from outside.
- Where
- Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 51.5914, 4.7753
Get the Breda Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Breda 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 North Brabant volume with your photos and a note.
Near Breda Castle
Grote Kerk Breda 0.3 km
A Reformed Protestant church, also called Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk, and the most important monument of Breda. It is built in the Brabantine Gothic style, with a tower 97 metres tall and a plan in the shape of a Latin cross.
De Biesbosch National Park 19 km
One of the largest national parks in the Netherlands and one of the last extensive areas of freshwater tidal wetland in northwestern Europe. A network of rivers and creeks winds between islands of willow and reed.
Efteling 20 km
A fantasy theme park in Kaatsheuvel in North Brabant, opened in 1952. Its rides and gardens are built around fairy tales and old European legends, and it is one of the oldest theme parks in Europe.
Loevestein Castle 30 km
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.
Kamp Vught 34 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 34 km
A group of 19 monumental windmills in the Alblasserwaard polder in South Holland. Most were built around 1740 to keep the low land drained, and they are the best known windmill landscape in the country and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Erasmus Bridge 40 km
A cable stayed and bascule bridge over the Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam, completed in 1996. Its single tilted pylon has given it the nickname The Swan, and it links the city centre with the Kop van Zuid.
Euromast 41 km
An observation tower in Rotterdam designed by Hugh Maaskant and built between 1958 and 1960 for the Floriade garden show. It is a concrete structure and has been a listed monument since 2010. Its viewing platform looks over the city and the port.
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Questions
Where is Breda Castle?
Breda Castle is in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Grote Kerk Breda (0.3 km), De Biesbosch National Park (19 km), Efteling (20 km).
How do I get the Breda Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Breda Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your North Brabant volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Breda Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your North Brabant volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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