Egmond Castle, also called the Ruins of Egmond, is a ruined medieval castle in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in Egmond aan den Hoef in the municipality of Bergen and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Alkmaar. The castle dates from the 11th century and is the ancestral seat of the Egmond family, whose members became sovereign Dukes of Guelders, Counts of Egmond and Princes of Gavere, Counts of Buren and Leerdam. It is a
national monument of the Netherlands.
The circular second castle during the 1930s excavations
18th century floor plan
A reconstruction of Egmond Castle around 1500
The ruins of Egmond during the 1930s excavations
Egmond aan den Hoef is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Alkmaar. Until 2001, Egmond aan den Hoef was part of the municipality of Egmond.
Egmont's statue (of Lamoral, Count of Egmont) before the remains of Castle den Hoef (Castle Egmond), and in the background the 13th-century castle chapel which was fully restored in the 17th century
View of Egmond Castle, by Claes Jacobsz van der Heck (1638), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
View of Egmond Abbey, by Claes Jacobsz van der Heck (1638), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
13th – 17th century chapel of Egmond Castle