Castle
Vogelsanck Castle
🇧🇪 Belgium
Vogelsanck Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Vogelsanck) is a moated castle in Zolder in the municipality of Heusden-Zolder, province of Limburg, Belgium.
From 1308 to 1795 the castle was the centre of government of the free territory of Vogelsanck, which comprised the present villages of Zolder, Zonhoven, Houthalen, Stokrooie and the southern part of Heusden. Since 1741 the castle has belonged to the de Villenfagnea de Vogelsanck family.
The castle is situated to the north of the N72 between Hasselt and Beringen, which cuts the estate in two.
Text adapted from “Vogelsanck Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vogelsanck Castle ranks #6,870 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #114 of the 120 mapped in Belgium. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Hasselt, 9 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Vogelsanck Castle?
Vogelsanck Castle stands in Belgium, at 51.0073°, 5.32055°.
How famous is Vogelsanck Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,870 of 8,764 worldwide, and #114 in Belgium. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Vogelsanck Castle?
Rullingen Castle, about 21 km away.
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