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Archaeological site · Beekdaelen · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Archaeological site Motte Wijnandsrade in Beekdaelen

Motte Wijnandsrade is an archaeological site in Beekdaelen, Limburg. This place has a story in the app. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 40 m you'll find a bench.

Archaeological site Motte Wijnandsrade in Beekdaelen
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Photo: P.Vossen at nl.wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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The story

Story · Motte Wijnandsrade

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You're standing by the motte of Wijnandsrade, in the very south of the Netherlands. Look at the mound in front of you. It's about six metres high, with a moat running around it. This isn't a natural hill. People piled it up, sometime in the twelfth or thirteenth century.

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Photos

8 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Archaeological site Motte Wijnandsrade in Beekdaelen
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Photo: P.Vossen at nl.wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Motte Wijnandsrade

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, public toilet, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km.

Hoensbroek Castle
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Hoensbroek Castle · 2.9 km

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Photo: Sir Gawain · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Bonnefantenmuseum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Bonnefantenmuseum · 14.5 km

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Photo: Mark Ahsmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Wijnandsrade
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Wijnandsrade · 90 m

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Photo: Kasteelbeer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Cortenbach
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Cortenbach · 4.1 km

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Photo: Kasteelbeer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Valkenburg
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Valkenburg · 5.9 km

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Photo: The original uploader was B.F.G. at Dutch Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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