Muiden Castle

Muiden Castle
Muiderslot
Muiden, the Netherlands
Muiden Castle
Muiden Castle is located in Netherlands
Muiden Castle
Muiden Castle
Coordinates52°20′03″N 5°04′17″E / 52.3343°N 5.0714°E / 52.3343; 5.0714
TypeCastle
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionGood
Site history
Built1370
Built byAlbrecht, Duke of Bavaria

Muiden Castle (Dutch: Muiderslot, Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmœydərˈslɔt]) is a castle in the Netherlands, located at the mouth of the Vecht river, some 15 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam, in Muiden, where it flows into what used to be the Zuiderzee. It is one of the better known castles in the Netherlands and featured in many television shows set in the Middle Ages.