List of castles and châteaux in Belgium
This is an incomplete list of castles and châteaux in Belgium.[a] The Dutch word kasteel and the French word château refer both to fortified defensive buildings (castles proper) and to stately aristocratic homes (châteaux, manor houses or country houses). As a result, it is common to see the name of both types of building translated into English as 'castle', which can sometimes be misleading. Combined with the complication that some aristocratic homes were once intended for defence, here they have not been separated into two groups, and most buildings of both types are labelled as 'castles' in this list. Many members of the old Belgian noble families still live in castles (see Belgian nobility).
Name | Location | Other | |
---|---|---|---|
Belvédère Château Château du Belvédère / Kasteel Belvédère |
Laeken | Residence of King Albert II | |
Palace of Coudenberg Palais du Coudenberg / Coudenbergpaleis |
City of Brussels | Destroyed in 1731, parts visible underneath the modern city | |
Egmont Palace Palais d'Egmont / Egmontpaleis |
City of Brussels | ||
Château of Val-Duchesse Château de Val-Duchesse / Kasteel van Hertoginnedal |
Auderghem | ||
Karreveld Castle Château de Karreveld / Kasteelhoeve van Karreveld |
Molenbeek | ||
Château Malou (Maloukasteel) | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | ||
Rivieren Castle Château de Rivieren / Kasteel ter Rivieren |
Ganshoren | ||
Royal Palace of Brussels Palais Royal de Bruxelles / Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel |
City of Brussels | Official residence of the Belgian Court | |
Royal Castle of Laeken Château Royal de Laeken / Koninklijk Kasteel van Laken |
Laeken | Residence of the King of the Belgians | |
Stoclet Palace Palais Stoclet / Stocletpaleis |
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | ||
Château of Stuyvenberg Château du Stuyvenberg / Kasteel van Stuyvenberg |
Laeken | Official Residence of the Archduke and Archduchess of Austria-Este |
Bibliography
[edit]- Luc Fr. Genicot (dir.), Châteaux forts et châteaux-fermes, Vokaer, Brussels, 1975
- Luc Fr. Genicot (dir.), Châteaux de plaisance, Vokaer, Brussels, 1977
- Albert de Visscher (dir.), Les plus beaux châteaux de Belgique, Reader's Digest, Brussels, 1984
- Philippe Farcy, 100 Châteaux de Belgique connus & méconnus, t. I, Aparté, Brussels, 2002
- Philippe Farcy, 100 Châteaux de Belgique connus & méconnus, t. II, Aparté, Brussels, 2003
- Philippe Farcy, 100 Châteaux de Belgique connus & méconnus, t. III, Aparté, Brussels, 2004
- Philippe Farcy, 100 Châteaux de Belgique connus & méconnus, t. IV, Aparté, Brussels, 2005
- François-Emmanuel de Wasseige, « L’évolution des châteaux belges au XXe siècle », in : Demeures Historiques et Jardins, n° 153–156, Brussels, 2007
- François-Emmanuel de Wasseige, La route des châteaux, éd. Institut du Patrimoine wallon (coll. Itinéraires du patrimoine, 6), Namur, 2012
Notes
[edit]- ^ There are about 3,000 castles in Belgium (Eupedia.com 2014).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "The French word for castle is "château", be it for an old medieval fortress ("château fort") or a residential castle. The term "château-ferme" means that a medieval castle has been transformed into a farm..."(Eupedia.com 2014).
- ^ Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique: Province de Liège: arrondissement de Verviers. 2 v (in French). P. Mardaga, Solédi. 1971. p. 1453. ISBN 978-2-8021-0058-4. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
References
[edit]- "Castles of Belgium". Eupedia.com. 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
External links
[edit]Media related to Castles in Belgium at Wikimedia Commons
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- Acoz Castle
- Alden Biesen Castle
- Chateau des Amerois
- Annevoie Castle
- Antoing Castle
- Château d'Anvaing
- Château royal d'Ardenne
- Ardooie Castle
- Kasteel van Arenberg
- Aspremont-Lynden Castle
- Attre Castle
- Beauvoorde Castle
- Beersel Castle
- Château de Belœil
- Belvédère Castle
- La Berlière Castle
- Château de Beurthé
- Château Bilquin de Cartier
- Binche Palace
- Blanmont Castle
- Boelare Castle
- Château de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
- Bolland Castle
- Bonlez Castle
- Bonneville Castle
- Bornem Castle
- Borrekens Castle
- Bossenstein Castle
- Bouchout Castle
- Château de Bouillon
- Braine Castle
- Château des Cailloux
- Chimay Castle
- Royal Castle of Ciergnon
- Cleydael Castle
- Château de Corroy-le-Château
- Couwelaar Castle
- Crèvecœur Castle
- Crupet Castle
- Dave Castle
- Deulin Castle
- Diepenbeek Castle
- Donnea Castle
- Château de Duras
- Écaussinnes-Lalaing Castle
- Elewijt Castle
- Castle of l'Estriverie
- Fagnolle Castle
- Falaën Castle
- La Falize Castle
- Château de Fallais
- Falnuée Castle
- Fanson Castle
- Farciennes Castle
- Faulx-les-Tombes Castle
- Fernelmont Castle
- Château de Flawinne
- Florennes Castle
- Château de Fontaine
- Fontaine-l'Évêque Castle
- Fosteau Castle
- Château de La Fougeraie
- Franc-Waret Castle
- Franchimont Castle
- Castle of Freÿr
- Gaasbeek Castle
- Geeraard de Duivelsteen
- Gors Castle
- Gravensteen
- Groot-Bijgaarden Castle
- Guirsch Castle
- Ham-sur-Heure Castle
- Hamal Castle
- Harzé Castle
- Hasselbrouck Castle
- Haultepenne Castle
- Hauteroche Castle
- Haversin Castle
- Havré Castle
- Heers Castle
- Hélécine Castle
- Hex Castle
- Houtain-le-Val Castle
- Ingelmunster Castle
- Jannée Castle
- Jehay-Bodegnée Castle
- Jemeppe Castle
- Kruishoutem Castle
- Karreveld Castle
- Kasteel van Laarne
- Kasteel Lagendal
- Landwijk Castle
- Lassus Castle
- Laval Castle
- Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne
- Kasteel van Leeuwergem
- Leignon castle
- Limont Castle
- Loppem Castle
- Male Castle
- Château Malou
- Meylandt Castle
- Château Miranda
- Mirwart Castle
- Château de Modave
- Montaigle Castle
- Montquintin Castle
- Morialmé Castle
- Nieuwerkerken Castle
- Nokere Castle
- Ommerstein Castle
- Ooidonk Castle
- Oostkerke Castle
- Opprebais Castle
- Ouren Castle
- Kasteel van Poeke
- Rameyen Castle
- Ravenhof Castle (Torhout)
- Reinhardstein Castle
- Renesse Castle
- Reuland Castle
- Reijvissche Castle
- Rivieren Castle (Ganshoren)
- La Roche-en-Ardenne Castle
- Le Rœulx Castle
- Château-ferme de Roly
- Château Rose
- Château Rouge
- La Royère Castle
- Royseux Castle
- Rullingen Castle
- Rumbeke Castle
- Château-ferme de Samart
- Sars-la-Bruyère Castle
- Sart-Eustache Castle
- Château de Seneffe
- Solre-sur-Sambre Castle
- Solvay Castle
- Sombreffe Castle
- Sorghvliedt Castle
- Spanjaardenkasteel
- Spiere Castle
- Spontin Castle
- Het Steen
- Sterckshof
- Château du Stuyvenberg
- Tavigny Castle
- Templeuve Castle
- Ter Leyen Castle
- Thoricourt Castle
- Thuillies Castle
- Castle of Thy-le-Château
- Tielen Castle
- Tillegem Castle
- Tornaco Castle
- Trazegnies Castle
- D'Ursel Castle
- Château of Val-Duchesse
- Château de Vêves
- La Vicomté Castle
- Vierset Castle
- Vierves-sur-Viroin Castle
- Villers-sur-Semois Castle
- De Viron Castle
- Vogelsanck Castle
- Vonêche Castle
- Castle of Waha
- Walberg Castle
- Waleffe Castle
- Walzin Castle
- Castle of Warfusée
- Waroux Castle
- Wégimont Castle
- Castle of Westerlo
- Westmalle Castle
- Kasteel van Wijnendale
- Wissekerke Castle
- Château de Wodémont
- Zeebroeck Castle
- Zétrud-Lumay Castle