Before Jan-Willem van Scharenberg became the first of the Scharenberg family to own the Hoepertingen estate, the castle he bought was owned by Ernest d'Arenbergh de La Marck. At that time it was still a moated house with a leasehold farm, a very small part of which still exists in the current Hoepertingen castle. I deliberately write Hoepertingen castle because the name Mariagaarde is more recent and is actually no longer correct because there are already new owners and they gave it a new name.

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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

April 9, 2023

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The current castle had a predecessor, which was described in 1476 as a moated house with a farmyard. A Gothic marl stone wall alcove reminds us of this older building. …

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Vansteenkiste Peter

April 6, 2025

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nice terrace at the back of the brasserie

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1. Saint Genevieve Church, Zepperen – White chapel loop from Zepperen

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2. Saint Genevieve Church, Zepperen – White chapel loop from Hoepertingen

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3. Helshoven Nature Reserve – Helshoven Chapel loop from Hoepertingen

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1. Saint Genevieve Church, Zepperen – White chapel loop from Zepperen

2. Saint Genevieve Church, Zepperen – White chapel loop from Hoepertingen

3. Helshoven Nature Reserve – Helshoven Chapel loop from Hoepertingen

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