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Borrekens Castle

Belgium · 13th century

Founded
c. 1275
Location
Vorselaar
Coordinates
51.2132°, 4.7775°
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Borrekens Castle in Belgium
Photo: Johan Bakker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Borrekens Castle, known also as Vorselaar Castle or Kasteel de Borrekens, is a castle within the municipality of Vorselaar, in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

The first feudal castle was built at the end of the 13th century by a member of the Van Rotselaar family. It is surrounded by a moat, and guarded by fortified towers at the entrance, to make it difficult for the attackers, surrounded the stronghold.

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

In the rankings

Borrekens Castle ranks #6,220 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #94 of the 128 mapped in Belgium. Founded c. 1275, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Geel, 16 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.

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