Beersel Castle

Beersel Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Beersel; French: Château de Beersel) is a medieval castle located in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Originating in 1300 under the auspices of the Duchy of Brabant, the water castle's present configuration dates to 1357. It was twice sacked and was subject to significant restorations in 1491 and 1617. Its present condition owes much to a major restoration in 1928–39. Built largely of brick, a rare material for such buildings at the time, around a circular enceinte, its major feature is its three large towers. Nowadays, it is open to the public and is considered one of Belgium's best-preserved castles.

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Beersel Castle ranks #1,746 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #17 of the 89 mapped in Belgium. Founded 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,961 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brussels, 10 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.

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