🇧🇪 Belgium
112 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Het Steen, 1 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Royal Palace of Brussels — #226 of 8,133 worldwide — 42 km south. The oldest dated site in the circle is Citadel of Namur, founded 937.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Belgium (60), Netherlands (52).
19 km south · Fortress
Fort Breendonk is a former military installation at Breendonk, near Mechelen, Belgium, which served as a Nazi prison camp during the German…
1 km north-west · Fortress
Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports.
16 km south-east · Fortress
The Zimmer tower is a tower in Lier, Belgium, also known as the Cornelius tower, that was originally a keep of Lier's 14th-century city…
18 km south-west · Palace & château
Bornem Castle, also known as the Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde Castle, is a country house, formerly a castle, located in Bornem, province of Antwerp,…
1 km south · Ruin
Antwerp Citadel was a pentagonal bastion fort built to defend and dominate the city of Antwerp in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
9 km west · Castle
Cortewalle Castle is a moated castle in Beveren in East Flanders, Belgium. The location was called Ten Wallen, which became in French Cour-ten…
11 km south-west · Castle
The Wissekerke Castle is situated in the village of Bazel of Kruibeke municipality in the East Flanders province of Belgium.
12 km north-west · Fortress
Fort Lillo is a former military fort built as part of the Antwerp Defence Line on the right bank of the Schelde, and completely surrounded by the…
10 km south · Castle
Cleydael Castle is a moated castle in Aartselaar in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. Cleydael Castle is situated at an altitude of 8 meters.
6 km south-west · Castle
Sorghvliedt Castle is a building in Belgium with a history dating back to the 16th century.
42 km south · Palace & château · #226 worldwide
The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels.
37 km south · Palace & château · #255 worldwide
The Palace of Laeken or Castle of Laeken is the official residence of the King and Queen of the Belgians and the Belgian royal family.
43 km south · Palace & château · #293 worldwide
The Stoclet Palace, also known as the Stoclet House, is a historic mansion in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium.
51 km west · Castle · #348 worldwide
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
51 km west · Palace & château
The Prinsenhof or Hof ten Walle was a historic building in Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
44 km south-east · Palace & château
The Château of Arenberg or Arenberg Castle is a Flemish Renaissance style château in Heverlee, close to Leuven, Belgium. It is surrounded by a park.
51 km south · Castle
Beersel Castle is a medieval castle located in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
43 km south · Palace & château
The Egmont Palace, also sometimes known as the Arenberg Palace, is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium.
49 km south · Castle
Gaasbeek Castle is a castle located in Lennik, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Nowadays, it serves as a national museum. It is surrounded by a park.
33 km south · Castle
Bouchout Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Bouchout, pronounced [kɑˈsteːl vɑm ˈbuxʌut]; French: Château de Bouchout, pronounced [ʃɑto d bukawt]) is a castle…
49 km north-east · Castle
Breda Castle is a castle in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands. In the 12th century, a fortress was located at Breda.
57 km south-west · Castle
Egmont Castle or the Castle of Egmont is a castle in Zottegem, Belgium. It has been declared a cultural heritage monument.
+ 13 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
97 km north · Palace & château · #276 worldwide
Huis ten Bosch is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the…
96 km north · Palace & château
Noordeinde Palace is one of three official palaces of the Dutch royal family.
88 km south-west · Palace & château
The Château de Belœil is a château situated in the municipality of Belœil in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
79 km north-east · Castle
Loevestein Castle is a medieval castle in the municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, the Netherlands.
91 km south · Fortress
The Citadel of Namur is a fortress in the Walloon capital city of Namur, at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers.
95 km west · Palace & château
Wijnendale Castle is a historic residence in Wijnendale, West Flanders in Belgium which was once a medieval castle.
61 km south · Castle
The Château d'Hougoumont is a walled manorial compound, situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in the Braine-l'Alleud…
62 km south-west · Castle
Ooidonk Castle is a castle in the city of Deinze, East Flanders, Belgium. The castle is the residence of the current Count t'Kint de Roodenbeke.
89 km south-east · Castle
Alden Biesen is a 16th-century castle in the small village of Rijkhoven, municipality of Bilzen, province of Limburg, Belgium.
84 km west · Palace & château
Loppem Castle is a mansion situated in Loppem in the municipality of Zedelgem, near Bruges in West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
96 km north · Palace & château
Kneuterdijk Palace is a former royal palace of the Netherlands located in The Hague, nowadays the seat of the Council of State.
82 km north-east · Castle
Ammersoyen Castle is located in Ammerzoden in the Bommelerwaard region in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
+ 65 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q12892.
The Castlemap atlas maps 112 landmarks (62 castles · 21 fortresses · 21 palaces & châteaux · 8 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Antwerp, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Het Steen, a fortress 1 km north-west of the city centre.
Royal Palace of Brussels, ranked #226 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 42 km south from Antwerp.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Citadel of Namur, founded 937 — 91 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Bergen op Zoom (32 km) · Geel (42 km) · Brussels (42 km) · Leuven (44 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
