Pettingen Castle, Mersch

Name: Pettingen Castle
Address: Mersch, Luxembourg

#1 among attractions in Mersch

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Pettingen Castle is located in the village of Pettingen some 4 km north of Mersch in central Luxembourg. It is one of the best preserved fortified castles in the country. ()

Local name: Waasserbuerg PëttenCoordinates: 49°46'14"N, 6°6'28"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Larochette Castle, Grand-Château d'Ansembourg, Mersch Castle, Berg Castle.

5 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Larochette Castle, Larochette
127 min walk • Larochette Castle stands high above the town of Larochette in central Luxembourg. Dating from the 11th century, the castle was destroyed by fire at the end of the 16th century.
5.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Grand-Château d'Ansembourg, Ansembourg
142 min walk • The New Castle of Ansembourg, in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located about one kilometre or just over half a mile below the Old Castle of Ansembourg, it was built by the industrialist Thomas Bidart in 1639.
1.6 miS
Forts and castles
Mersch Castle, Mersch
41 min walk • Mersch Castle in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located in the centre of Mersch, its history goes back to the 13th century. Today the castle houses the administrative offices of the local commune.
3.2 miN
Forts and castles, Architecture
Berg Castle
82 min walk • Berg Castle, also called Colmar-Berg, is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It is situated in the town of Colmar-Berg, in central Luxembourg, near the confluence of the Alzette and the Attert, two of Luxembourg's most important rivers.
5.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Ansembourg Castle, Ansembourg
143 min walk • Ansembourg Old Castle, known as the Old Castle of Ansembourg, in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles.
4.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Hollenfels
122 min walk • Hollenfels Castle, with a history dating back to the 11th century, is one of the castles located close to the River Eisch in the Valley of the Seven Castles in central Luxembourg.
5.4 miN
49°50'55"N • 6°6'15"E
George S. Patton Memorial Museum, Ettelbruck
138 min walk • Military museum, Museum
1.6 miSW
Archaeological site
Menhir
42 min walk • The Menhir of Beisenerbierg is a three-metre-tall standing stone which stands on a hilltop at Reckange in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. An excavation in 2001 revealed its age to be Neolithic.
3.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Fischbach Castle
99 min walk • Fischbach Castle is a castle in Luxembourg. It is situated near the town of Fischbach, in central Luxembourg.
1.4 miS
Library
National Literature Centre, Mersch
35 min walk • The National Literature Centre, abbreviated CNL, is the national literary archive of Luxembourg. It is based in the town of Mersch, about 15 kilometers to the north of Luxembourg City.
3.5 miE
Forts and castles
Meysembourg Castle
91 min walk • Meysembourg Castle is located some 2 km south-west of Larochette in central Luxembourg. While the site has a history dating back to the 12th century, today's castle was built in 1880 in Neo-Renaissance style and is privately owned.