Castle
Castle of Thy-le-Château
🇧🇪 Belgium · 12th century
The Castle of Thy-le-Chateau (French: Château de Thy-le-Château) is a medieval castle located in Thy-le-Château, Walcourt in the Province of Namur in Belgium. Originally built in the 12th century, it served as the military fortress for several noble clans until the French Revolution, when it fell into disrepair. The castle was successfully restored in 1939.
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Castle of Thy-le-Château ranks #4,362 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #78 of the 83 mapped in Belgium. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 303 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.
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