Castle
Kruikenburg Castle
🇧🇪 Belgium
Kruikenburg Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Kruikenburg; French: Château de Cruykenbourg) is a listed building in the village of Ternat, Belgium. It was the seat of the lordship of Kruikenburg, which included the villages of Ternat, Sint-Katarina-Lombeek and Wambeek. A medieval foundation, the castle was extensively remodelled in the 16th and 18th centuries, giving it its current appearance. In 1662 the lord of Kruikenburg was elevated to the title of count. In the 20th century the castle became a house of the Lassalian Brothers.
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Kruikenburg Castle ranks #4,317 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #77 of the 83 mapped in Belgium. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.
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