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Castle of Veulen

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Location: Heers, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Mettekoven - Red hiking trail

6.52km

01:43

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2. Helshoven Nature Reserve – Herk Valley (Hampstraat) loop from Mettekoven

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3. Hedge – Heers Castle loop from Heers

9.85km

02:36

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November 11, 2023

The oldest mention of a castle on this site - although there must have been a castle long before that - is from 1599, when Jan van Berlo, who had come into possession of the manor through marriage to Jeanne de Merode, drew up his will. Jeanne was aunt of Florent d'Argenteau, who inherited the seigneury in 1599. The current castle is younger. It has a core from 1669. A facade stone with the coats of arms of Jean François d'Argenteau and his wife, Agnes Ernestine Derivir, also dates from 1669. The current castle was built in 1747. At that time, the castle was already owned by the De Mercy-Argenteau family. A facade stone with a coat of arms was also placed for this family. The current castle was built as a square farm in the late Maasland style. The northeast wing is the actual castle, and the remaining buildings form a farm. The castle building is flanked by two towers which have a mansard roof with a pear-shaped spire. The towers have limestone corner bands. Access to the castle is gained via an entrance gate. The castle was completely restored from 2001 to 2009. A garden design was probably partly realized from around 1765 onwards, which, according to the fashion of that time, included a so-called jardin anglo-chinois. The English-Chinese garden was simplified and adapted in the early 19th century. In 1912, the castle's land holdings had been expanded to 113 hectares. It was expanded in 1935 and the park now covered 12 hectares.

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Location: Heers, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Castle of Veulen

1. Mettekoven - Red hiking trail

2. Helshoven Nature Reserve – Herk Valley (Hampstraat) loop from Mettekoven

3. Hedge – Heers Castle loop from Heers

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