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Aspremont-Lynden Castle

🇧🇪 Belgium

Aspremont-Lynden Castle in Belgium
Photo: Romaine · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Aspremont-Lynden Castle (Dutch: Kasteel d'Aspremont-Lynden) is a castle in Oud-Rekem in the municipality 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 Reckheim, in the early 17th century, in the Mosan style.

The building served during the 19th and 20th centuries as a prison and a psychiatric hospital.

Text adapted from “Aspremont-Lynden Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aspremont-Lynden Castle ranks #6,526 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #105 of the 120 mapped in Belgium. 36 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Hasselt, 26 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aspremont-Lynden Castle?

Aspremont-Lynden Castle stands in Belgium, at 50.92444°, 5.70556°.

How famous is Aspremont-Lynden Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,526 of 8,764 worldwide, and #105 in Belgium. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Aspremont-Lynden Castle?

Elsloo Castle, about 4 km away.

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