There are approximately 3,000 castles, farm-castles, fortresses, mansions and palaces in Belgium. Belgium has the highest density high castles per square kilometer in the world, merely the highest. Some regions (eg Condroz the Hesbaye, Brabant ...) have the two castles by means village.
Belgium has more than 400 castles that are open to the public for sightseeing, receptions, conferences, events such as hotels, restaurants and resorts. The French word for castle "castle", whether for an old medieval fortress (castle) or a residential castle. The term "castle-farm" means that a medieval castle was transformed into a farm today, or acted as the castle and the farm in the Middles ages. The province of Namur, Liege and Luxembourg fortresses and citadels most interesting medieval, RO thank you the rugged landscape of the valley of the Meuse and the Ardennes forest, and abundance in the ancient bluestones granite and yellow in the latter. The provinces of Namur and Liège density by far the highest of castles and probably the most diverse in the models and attractive too. Hainaut province also has many "castles" in a pattern midway between the rest of Wallonia and of Flanders.
In Dutch-speaking Flanders, castles called "kasteel" or the "hof" ("court", as in the "Hampton Court"). Flemish castles are typically made of brick due to lack of flat stones in this region. The castles tend to be newer than the average in too, mostly 18th or 19th century. Here is a list by province. The number in parentheses indicates how many castles are listed on this location. Note that the original names in French or Dutch were included in the list below. There 1068 castles listed so far.
Flanders (470) | Brussels Region | Wallonia (571) |
NOTE: Castles with a detail page is available at http://www. castles belgium .
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