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Rachiershof

Rachiershof

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Rachiershof

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

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

May 17, 2021

Rachierhof means 'cultivation farm', derived from the Old French 'rachier', which means 'to harvest.
The farm is already mentioned in 1401 as the property of the Cistercian women - abbey of Valduc (Hamme - Mille)
The house dates from 1753, the barn from 1832.
The small building to the east is an oven.

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June 27, 2024

On the edge of the Mollendaalbos is a very old farm, the Rachierhof. The first records of this farm date back to 1401, when it was owned by the Abbey of Valduc (Hamme-Mille). For a long time, the Rachierhof consisted of mud buildings with brick substructure. A new whitewashed house was built in 1753, the barn is 80 years younger (1832). Despite some newer buildings, the farm's floor plan has remained unchanged for 250 years. The leasehold was part of the property of the Dukes of Arenberg until 1918. The farm was run by the Wackers family until about ten years ago. Source: bierbeek.be/rachierhof

See also the information board attached to the wall next to the entrance for more information (see photos).

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Rachiershof

1. Avenue in Meerdaalwoud – Mollendaal Shelter loop from Bierbeek

2. Avenue in Meerdaalwoud – Mollendaal Shelter loop from Bierbeek

3. Avenue in Meerdaalwoud – Tomberg - Bench with Gazebo and a bit of view loop from Sint-Joris-Weert

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