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Aspremont-Lynden Castle

Belgium · 17th century

Founded
c. 1625
Heritage status
beschermd monument
Location
Lanaken
Coordinates
50.92444°, 5.70556°
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Aspremont-Lynden Castle in Belgium
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Description

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.

In the rankings

Aspremont-Lynden Castle ranks #6,470 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #106 of the 128 mapped in Belgium. Founded c. 1625, it is older than 28% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 37 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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