Castle Ruins at Wijk bij Duurstede

The settlement of Wijk bij Duurstede grew up around a castle built here in the 13th century. During the Middle Ages this was a residence of the bishops of Utrecht, the most famous of whom was Bishop David of Burgundy (15th C.), who gathered many of the leading figures of the day around him. In the early 18th century the castle fell into ruin, and there now remain only a few fragments of walls, a square keep and a round corner tower (15th C.) with a diameter of 15m/50ft.