This is an incomplete list of castles and châteaux in Belgium. [a] The Dutch word kasteel and the French word château refer both to fortified defensive buildings ( castles proper) and to stately aristocratic homes ( châteaux, manor houses or country houses). As a result, it is common to see the name of both types of building translated into English as 'castle', which can sometimes be misleading. Combined with the complication that some aristocratic homes were once intended for defence, here they have not been separated into two groups, and most buildings of both types are labelled as 'castles' in this list. Many members of the old Belgian noble families still live in castles (see Belgian nobility).
Name | Location | Other | |
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Belvédère Château Château du Belvédère / Kasteel Belvédère |
Laeken | Residence of King Albert II | |
Palace of Coudenberg Palais du Coudenberg / Coudenbergpaleis |
City of Brussels | Destroyed in 1731, parts visible underneath the modern city | |
Egmont Palace Palais d'Egmont / Egmontpaleis |
City of Brussels | ||
Château of Val-Duchesse Château de Val-Duchesse / Kasteel van Hertoginnedal |
Auderghem | ||
Karreveld Castle Château de Karreveld / Kasteelhoeve van Karreveld |
Molenbeek | ||
Château Malou (Maloukasteel) | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | ||
Rivieren Castle Château de Rivieren / Kasteel ter Rivieren |
Ganshoren | ||
Royal Palace of Brussels Palais Royal de Bruxelles / Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel |
City of Brussels | Official residence of the Belgian Court | |
Royal Castle of Laeken Château Royal de Laeken / Koninklijk Kasteel van Laken |
Laeken | Residence of the King of the Belgians | |
Stoclet Palace Palais Stoclet / Stocletpaleis |
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | ||
Château of Stuyvenberg Château du Stuyvenberg / Kasteel van Stuyvenberg |
Laeken | Official Residence of the Archduke and Archduchess of Austria-Este |
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This is an incomplete list of castles and châteaux in Belgium. [a] The Dutch word kasteel and the French word château refer both to fortified defensive buildings ( castles proper) and to stately aristocratic homes ( châteaux, manor houses or country houses). As a result, it is common to see the name of both types of building translated into English as 'castle', which can sometimes be misleading. Combined with the complication that some aristocratic homes were once intended for defence, here they have not been separated into two groups, and most buildings of both types are labelled as 'castles' in this list. Many members of the old Belgian noble families still live in castles (see Belgian nobility).
Name | Location | Other | |
---|---|---|---|
Belvédère Château Château du Belvédère / Kasteel Belvédère |
Laeken | Residence of King Albert II | |
Palace of Coudenberg Palais du Coudenberg / Coudenbergpaleis |
City of Brussels | Destroyed in 1731, parts visible underneath the modern city | |
Egmont Palace Palais d'Egmont / Egmontpaleis |
City of Brussels | ||
Château of Val-Duchesse Château de Val-Duchesse / Kasteel van Hertoginnedal |
Auderghem | ||
Karreveld Castle Château de Karreveld / Kasteelhoeve van Karreveld |
Molenbeek | ||
Château Malou (Maloukasteel) | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | ||
Rivieren Castle Château de Rivieren / Kasteel ter Rivieren |
Ganshoren | ||
Royal Palace of Brussels Palais Royal de Bruxelles / Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel |
City of Brussels | Official residence of the Belgian Court | |
Royal Castle of Laeken Château Royal de Laeken / Koninklijk Kasteel van Laken |
Laeken | Residence of the King of the Belgians | |
Stoclet Palace Palais Stoclet / Stocletpaleis |
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | ||
Château of Stuyvenberg Château du Stuyvenberg / Kasteel van Stuyvenberg |
Laeken | Official Residence of the Archduke and Archduchess of Austria-Este |
Media related to Castles in Belgium at Wikimedia Commons