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Fosteau Castle

Belgium · 14th century

Founded
c. 1350
Heritage status
protected heritage property in Wallonia
Location
Thuin
Coordinates
50.3054°, 4.2517°
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Fosteau Castle in Belgium
Photo: Caemir · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Fosteau Castle (French: Château du Fosteau) is a castle in Leers-et-Fosteau in the municipality of Thuin, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

The first castle at Fosteau was erected in the 14th century. In approximately 1380 Wauthier de Semousies became owner when Duchess Joan of Brabant gave it to him. His successors were the lords of Zwenne, de Marotte, de Henry and de Jamblines. They built several other buildings around the castle. The hall is Gothic.

The castle became a protected monument in 1979. Since 1980, it has housed an exhibition of antique furniture. Everything within the castle is also available for sale.

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

In the rankings

Fosteau Castle ranks #7,640 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #126 of the 128 mapped in Belgium. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is La Louvière, 20 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.

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