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).
Brussels-Capital Region[edit]
Name | Location | Other | |
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Belvédère Castle Château du Belvédère / Kasteel Belvédère |
Laeken | Residence of King Albert II | ![]() |
Palace of Coudenberg (Koudenberg) | Brussels | Destroyed in 1731, parts visible underneath the modern city | ![]() |
Egmont Palace Palais d'Egmont / Egmontpaleis |
Brussels | ![]() | |
Château of Val-Duchesse Hertoginnedal Castle |
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 / Koninklijk Paleis |
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 | ![]() | |
Stuyvenberg Castle Château du Stuyvenberg / Kasteel van Stuyvenberg |
Laeken | Official Residence of the Archduke and Archduchess of Austria-Este | ![]() |
Flanders[edit]
Antwerp province[edit]
East Flanders[edit]
Flemish Brabant[edit]
Limburg province[edit]
West Flanders[edit]
Wallonia[edit]
Hainaut province[edit]
Liège province[edit]
Luxembourg province[edit]
Namur province[edit]
Walloon Brabant[edit]
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).
References[edit]
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- "Castles of Belgium". Eupedia.com. 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.