| Nideggen Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Nideggen | |
| Nideggen | |
 Aerial photograph of the castle | |
  Nideggen Castle  Nideggen Castle | |
| Coordinates | 50°41′19″N 6°28′38″E / 50.68861°N 6.47722°E |
| Type | hill castle |
| Code | DE-NW |
| Height | 330 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | preserved or largely preserved |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1177 |
| Materials | rubble stone |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | counts |
The ruins of Nideggen Castle (German: Burg Nideggen) are a symbol of the town of Nideggen in Germany and are owned by the county of Düren. The rectangular hill castle was the seat of the powerful counts and dukes of Jülich and had a reputation in the Middle Ages of being impregnable.