The Arenberg Park is located around the Arenberg Castle. Various buildings, including the Saint Lambertus Chapel, the watermill and the agricultural institute, are located in the park. The Dijle meanders through the area, which is largely planted with trees.

At the end of the 16th century, Duke Charles III de Croy (1560-1612) had the Arenberg Castle moated, the park laid out and the avenue to Leuven extended. A memorial stone was built into the right side wall of the Cantine to commemorate the construction of the avenue to Leuven in 1596.

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For centuries, the Arenberg Park belonged to the castle domain of two powerful noble families, first the Croÿs and then the Arenbergs. After the First World War, it came into …

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