Loevestein castle
Loevestein Castle is a medieval castle in the municipality of Zaltbommel in the region Gelderland in the Netherlands.
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The castle, a watercastle, was built between 1357 and 1397.
From 1619 the castle became a prison for political prisoners. One famous inmate was the eminent lawyer, poet and politician Hugo de Groot.
Trunk that allegedly was used by De Groot to flee the castle.
Hugo de Groot.
He was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in the controversies over religious policy of the Dutch Republic, but escaped hidden in a chest of books that was regularly brought to him and was transported to Gorinchem
The dining room.
Bedroom
The kitchen.
Gunpowder tower.
Canon.
