Castle of Meldert

Castle of Meldert

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Castle of Meldert

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Location: Hoegaarden, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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May 28, 2022

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Neo-Gothic manor, built in 1845 to a design by the architect Auguste Vivroux to replace a 16th-century manor, later furnished by the Brussels city architect Pierre Victor Jamaer. The country house was rebuilt after a fire around 1880. The country house with its older core consists of a north-south oriented, rectangular volume built entirely in gobertange, with two storeys under a natural slate saddle roof. The orangery was built in 1867 to a design by architect Hendrik Beyaert

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May 2, 2026

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On school days, the castle domain of Meldert is only accessible to students and staff of the Sint-Janscollege. Outside of school hours, the private domain is accessible during the day for those who wish to walk there. And during school holidays, it is certainly worth the effort.

You will find some interesting buildings and beautiful natural areas with grasslands, ponds, woods, and boardwalks here and there. And I haven't even mentioned some impressive trees and the interesting history of the garden.

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May 2, 2026

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Both the old and current castle of Meldert underwent major changes after devastating fires.

The current castle, although dating from the mid-1840s, underwent drastic changes after a severe fire in 1877.

After a fire (1568) had destroyed the donjon or medieval residential tower in the village center, the family of Montenaken, heirs of the knights of Meldert, built a square farmstead, further south and higher up, the old castle.

Due to a series of inheritances, the building eventually came into the ownership of Louise van der Noot at the beginning of the 19th century.

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