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Jeff S

January 29, 2023

The Castle of Arenberg is a castle in Heverlee (Leuven). The building was built in the 16th century, and in the following centuries it underwent many changes. The architecture is largely Flemish-traditional with a combination of brick and sandstone window frames. In addition, the building also has elements from the late Gothic, Renaissance and Neo-Gothic. Characteristic are the two large corner towers with pear spires, each of which is adorned with a German eagle

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Dominiek Van Dooren

January 29, 2023

In 1916, the Duke of Arenberg donated the domain to the K.U. Leuven, which housed its faculty of applied sciences there.

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August 20, 2024

The first mention of a castle dates from 1371 when it was a heavy keep built by Rasse de Grez, also known as Raes van Graven, a knight who lived from 1368 to 1450 and was lord of Heverlee, Vaalbeek, Bertem, Blanden, Malève and Terbruggen.

The castle was demolished and the domain was ceded to the Croys (family of Croÿ) in 1446. During the first half of the sixteenth century, the reconstruction of the castle was restarted under Guillaume II de Croÿ (Willem II van Croÿ). His successor and nephew, Philip II van Croÿ, had it completed and finished with, among other things, a moat. He also had the park laid out and the avenue to Leuven extended. After the death of Charles III of Croÿ in 1612, the castle went via his sister, Anna, to the Dukes of Arenberg who lived there until the First World War. In 1920, the university acquired the domain.

Sources and more information:

- inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/42570

- kuleuven.be/erfgoed/gebouwen-en-monumenten/arenbergkasteel

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Location: Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

Arenberg Castle

1. Arenberg Castle Park – De Doode Bemde Nature Reserve loop from Heverlee

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