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Liedts Castle

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Tour of Flanders Centre – View of the Flemish Ardennes loop from Oudenaarde

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2. View of the Flemish Ardennes – Deurnis Art Installation loop from Maarkedal

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06:49

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3. View of the Flemish Ardennes – Ruins of Ename Abbey loop from Pamele

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Dominiek Van Dooren

November 6, 2025

Today, the castle is home to the Vrijzinnig Centrum Liedts (Liedts Free Centre), which gives the building a contemporary cultural and social function. The park, still open to the public, serves as Oudenaarde's green lung, connecting the rich history of the Liedts family with the daily life of the city. It's a lovely place to stroll.

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Willem VS

December 6, 2020

After the demolition of the city fortifications, part of the vacant land (Eindries) was sold to the prominent Liedts family.
Charles Liedts, an important Belgian lawyer and statesman, had a country house built around 1860. After successful diplomatic negotiations with France, he became a baron and chose "All for Duty" as his motto. This family slogan still adorns the cartouches of the current castle.

Charles' son, Amedée Liedts, renovated the original building and had his initials engraved in the window frames. The childless Amedée donated the "Liedts Castle" with the library, art collections and garden to the city in 1907 on the condition that the boundaries of the "Park Liedts" would never change and that the allotments would also remain. The donated works of art form an important part of the Municipal Collection of the town hall.
oudenaarde.be/nl/toerisme/discover/stadsdelen/liedtspark

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Viviane

May 1, 2025

Liedts Castle

After the former city walls of Oudenaarde were demolished, part of this vacant land was sold to the prominent Liedts family.
Charles Liedts, one of the founders of Belgium, Minister of Finance in the mid-1800s and one of the founders of the National Bank of Belgium, had a country house built there around 1860.
Originally it was a white plastered castle, which was rebuilt in 1883 by his son, Amedée Liedts, in an eclectic style. The park, in English landscape style, was largely laid out between 1865 and 1869.
The childless Amedée donated the Liedts castle, with its library, art collections and park to the city of Oudenaarde in 1907, which opened the domain as a city park. Today the castle is home to the VCL, the Vrijzinnig Centrum Liedts. The park is open to the public and is the green lung of the city of Oudenaarde.

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Tour of Flanders Centre – View of the Flemish Ardennes loop from Oudenaarde

2. View of the Flemish Ardennes – Deurnis Art Installation loop from Maarkedal

3. View of the Flemish Ardennes – Ruins of Ename Abbey loop from Pamele

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