Born Castle

#27 among destinations in Luxembourg

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Born Castle is located in the centre of the little village of Born some 8 km north of Wasserbillig in south-eastern Luxembourg. It has a history dating from 1286 when the Lords of Born lived there. In particular, they were associated with the families of Hattstein, Faust d'Aschaffenbourg and de Villers. Today's castle was built on the old site in the 18th century and is privately owned. ()

Local name: Schlass BurCoordinates: 49°45'39"N, 6°30'53"E

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GrevenmacherLuxembourg

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

Nearby attractions include: Abbey of Echternach, Wasserbillig Aquarium, Tudor Museum, Butterfly Garden.

5.5 miNW
Architecture, Church, Carolingian architecture
Abbey of Echternach, Echternach
141 min walk • The Abbey of Echternach is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. The Abbey was founded in the 7th century by St Willibrord, the patron saint of Luxembourg.
3 miS
Aquarium, Park, Zoo
Wasserbillig Aquarium, Wasserbillig
77 min walk • The Wasserbillig Aquarium is located in Wasserbillig, a small town in the south west of Luxembourg on the German border. It consists of 15 tanks ranging in size from 300 to 40,000 litres, with fish from all five continents in their natural surroundings.
3.1 miN
Science museum, Museum
Tudor Museum
79 min walk • The Tudor Museum, also known as Rosport Castle, is located in the little town of Rosport in north-eastern Luxembourg. Built in 1892, it was the home of the Luxembourg inventor Henri Tudor. Since May 2009, the castle has housed the Tudor Museum.
6.3 miSW
Zoo
Butterfly Garden, Grevenmacher
162 min walk • The Butterfly Garden or Jardin des Papillons is located in Grevenmacher in eastern Luxembourg. Owned by the elisabeth group, the indoor site presents over 40 species of butterflies in 600 square meters of natural surroundings.
5.4 miNW
Museum
Prehistory Museum, Echternach
139 min walk • The Prehistory Museum in Echternach, Luxembourg, houses a collection of prehistoric artefacts principally from Luxembourg, northern Europe and France testifying to the history of mankind for more than a million years.
5.5 miNW
49°48'15"N • 6°24'43"E
Villa Romaine, Echternach
140 min walk • Museum
6.1 miSW
49°40'60"N • 6°26'57"E
Kulturhuef, Grevenmacher
156 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.5 miNW
49°48'47"N • 6°25'20"E
Basilique Saint-Willibrord, Echternach
140 min walk • Monuments and statues, Church
5.6 miNW
49°48'49"N • 6°25'13"E
Trifolion, Echternach
142 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
3.9 miS
Locality
Mertert
101 min walk • Mertert is a commune and town in eastern Luxembourg, on the border with Germany. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher. The commune consists of the towns of Mertert and Wasserbillig. Mertert has a river port on the Moselle, the largest in Luxembourg. The commune's administrative centre is Wasserbillig.
3.3 miN
Football, Sport, Sport venue
VictoriArena
85 min walk • VictoriArena is a football stadium in Rosport, in eastern Luxembourg and is currently the home stadium of FC Victoria Rosport. The stadium has a capacity of 2,500.