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Abbey Tower

Abbey Tower

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Abbey Tower

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Location: Sint-Truiden, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Katrien

June 29, 2022

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The highlight of the abbey site is the sober abbey tower, the historic landmark of the city. The thousand-year-old ruined tower of the former Benedictine abbey was completely renovated after a serious fire. 196 stairs and five rest and experience platforms lead you to a breathtaking panorama of the city and the region.

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September 23, 2023

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The current tower is actually only part of the original Romanesque west block; the substructure dates from the first half of the 11th century; the superstructure is the result of various restorations and repairs, including from the first half of the 14th century; the stair towers are Gothic; the upper section with the reverberation holes is classicist and possibly dates from the same period as the spire (1779), which has now been destroyed by fire; Possible vaults or ceilings inside the tower also disappeared during the fire in 1975.

Real Estate Inventory 2023: Benedictine Abbey of Sint-Trudo, id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/22701

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Viviane

April 9, 2023

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Sint-Truiden Abbey, also known as Sint-Trudo Abbey, is a former Benedictine abbey in the Belgian Limburg town of Sint-Truiden. Founded in the 7th century, the abbey was one of the oldest and most powerful abbeys in the Netherlands and was also the origin of the town of Sint-Truiden, which grew around the abbey. The abbey church, demolished in 1798, was a large Romanesque church dedicated to Saints Remaclus and Quintinus.

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Elevation 110 m

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