Blens Castle
| Blens Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Blens | |
| Blens | |
Manor house of Blens Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Hill castle |
| Code | DE-NW |
| Condition | Preserved or largely preserved |
| Location | |
Blens Castle Blens Castle | |
| Coordinates | 50°39′34″N 6°28′59″E / 50.65944°N 06.48306°E |
| Height | 205 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Site history | |
| Built | Around 1100 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Nobility |
Blens Castle (German: Burg Blens) stands at a height of 205 m above sea level (NHN) on the eastern edge of Blens, a town quarter of Heimbach (Eifel) above the River Rur in the county of Düren, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.