Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve

Name: Schwanenburg Castle
Address: Kleve, Germany

#13 among attractions in Kleve

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The Schwanenburg Castle, in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the Dukes of Cleves resided, was founded on a steep hill. It is located at the northern terminus of the Kermisdahl where it joins with the Spoykanal, which was previously an important transportation link to the Rhine. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°47'12"N, 6°8'21"E

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Kleve Germany

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Schwanenburg Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum Kurhaus Kleve, XOX-Theater Kleve, B.C. Koekkoek-Haus, Collegiate Church.

0.9 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve
22 min walk • Museum Kurhaus Kleve is an art museum in Kleve on the Lower Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia. It bears its name because of the building's original function, when Kleve was a spa resort, especially popular with wealthy Prussians and Dutch, as "Bad...
0.6 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
XOX-Theater Kleve, Kleve
17 min walk • XOX-Theater Kleve is a theatre in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
~1300 ftN
Specialty museum, Museum
B.C. Koekkoek-Haus, Kleve
7 min walk • The Museum B.C. Koekkoek House is the former home of the Dutch painter Barend Cornelis Koekkoek and his family. The listed building in Kleve at Koekkoekplatz 1, formerly Kavarinerstraße 33, has been used as a museum since 1960.
~860 ftSW
Church
Collegiate Church, Kleve
5 min walk • Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary-a church in the city of Kleve, Germany, in the union country of North Rhine-Westphalia. Established in the Gothic style in the fourteenth and fifteenth century as a collegiate...
1 miNW
Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo
Tiergarten, Kleve
27 min walk • The Kleve Zoo is a zoo in Kleve, Germany. It houses about 350 animals with a focus on mostly old, endangered domestic breeds. As part of the European Conservation Breeding Program, it also keeps kulans and lesser pandas.
~990 ftN
Town, Church
Unterstadtkirche, Kleve
5 min walk • Kleve is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and later a duchy.
~1160 ftW
Church
Kleine Evangelische Kirche, Kleve
6 min walk • The Kleine Evangelische Kirche is a church building in the district town of Kleve on the lower Lower Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia. It belongs to the Protestant parish of Kleve. The church, which was consecrated in the name Trinitatiskirche on...
1.5 miNE
Church
Alte Kirche Kellen, Kleve
37 min walk • The Old Church of Kellen is located on Kreuzhofstraße in the formerly independent municipality of Kellen, which is now a district of the district town of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia.
0.9 miNW
Town, Park
Forstgarten, Kleve
22 min walk • Kleve is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and later a duchy.
0.9 miNW
Monuments and statues
Eiserner Mann, Kleve
24 min walk • The Iron Man, more correctly New Iron Man, is a statue in Kleve. It is located in the baroque gardens with amphitheater at the Tiergarten and was made by Stephan Balkenhol. The statue commemorates Prince Johann Moritz of Nassau-Siegen and was...
0.5 miNE
Universities and schools
Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Kleve
13 min walk • Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences or HSRW, is a young and fast growing German public university that first opened for the winter semester of 2009/10.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Schwanenburg Castle?

Nearby attractions include Collegiate Church, Kleve (5 min walk), Unterstadtkirche, Kleve (5 min walk), Kleine Evangelische Kirche, Kleve (6 min walk), B.C. Koekkoek-Haus, Kleve (7 min walk).

How to get to Schwanenburg Castle by public transport?

The nearest stations to Schwanenburg Castle:

Bus

Hallenbad • Lines: 57 (4 min walk)
Stadthalle • Lines: 57 (4 min walk)

Train

Kleve (10 min walk)
Draisinenbahnhof Kleve (12 min walk)