Arenberg Castle

The Château of Arenberg or Arenberg Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Arenberg; French: Château d'Arenberg) is a Flemish Renaissance style château in Heverlee, close to Leuven, Belgium. It is surrounded by a park.

Built in place of a 12th-century medieval castle, the current château was started in the 16th century but still underwent many changes in the following centuries. In 1612, it passed into the hands of the Arenberg family, who occupied it until the First World War. The building is now owned by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven).

Text adapted from “Château of Arenberg” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arenberg Castle ranks #1,697 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 89 mapped in Belgium. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 82% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,840 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Leuven, 2 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.

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