Bettendorf Castle
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Bettendorf Castle is located in the village of Bettendorf
in eastern Luxembourg
. While there appears to have been a castle from the 13th century, today's Baroque
building dates from 1728 and was restored in 1962. The castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.
Bettendorf, Luxembourg
Bettendorf is a commune and town in eastern Luxembourg. It lies along the river Sauer. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch....
in eastern Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. While there appears to have been a castle from the 13th century, today's Baroque
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
building dates from 1728 and was restored in 1962. The castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.