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The restaurant is not the castle itself, but the other buildings on the terrain. I was there last weekend, and the castel is empty except for a small exhibition. |
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The present castle, on the site of a mediaeval predecessor, was constructed by the noble family of [[House of Lynden|d'Aspremont Lynden]], Counts of Rekem, in the early 17th century, in the style of the [[Maasland Renaissance]]. |
The present castle, on the site of a mediaeval predecessor, was constructed by the noble family of [[House of Lynden|d'Aspremont Lynden]], Counts of Rekem, in the early 17th century, in the style of the [[Maasland Renaissance]]. |
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The building served during the 19th and 20th centuries as a prison and a psychiatric hospital |
The building served during the 19th and 20th centuries as a prison and a psychiatric hospital. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 08:14, 4 September 2012
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Aspremont-Lynden Castle (Dutch: Kasteel d'Aspremont-Lynden) is a castle in Oud-Rekem in the commune of Lanaken, province of Limburg, Belgium.
The present castle, on the site of a mediaeval predecessor, was constructed by the noble family of d'Aspremont Lynden, Counts of Rekem, in the early 17th century, in the style of the Maasland Renaissance.
The building served during the 19th and 20th centuries as a prison and a psychiatric hospital.
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