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Ortegat Castle (Waasmunster)

Name: Ortegat Castle (Waasmunster)
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Location: Waasmunster, Dendermonde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Wide views – De Ketelbossen loop from Waasmunster

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2. Small boardwalk – Wide views loop from Hollandse Molenwijk

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3. Roosenberg Abbey – Wide views loop from Waasmunster

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DirkWi

March 10, 2025

Ortegat Castle, also known as Waasmunster Castle, Vermeulen Castle (after the builder), 'De Bulck' Castle (after its location), "Engelse hof" (popular name referring to the English-style landscape park), "De Wal" (a reference to an aspect of the castle domain).
According to a map from 1639 showing the territory around Roosenberg Abbey, the plot opposite the abbey's access drive was known as den bulck.
In 1797, Albertus Livinus Vermeulen (1767-1820), the son of a mayor of Lokeren, bought a piece of the grounds of the dissolved abbey. He then commissioned the construction of the castle and in 1813 or earlier this was completed to a design by Jean-Baptiste Dubois. After Albertus' death, his nephew Jean-Baptiste Vermeulen became the new owner and he further expanded the castle domain. From around 1900 the castle was inhabited by the Ortegat family and in 1919 it came into their possession and became known as Ortegat Castle or Waasmunster Castle.
Source: Inventory of Immovable Heritage

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Location: Waasmunster, Dendermonde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Ortegat Castle (Waasmunster)

1. Wide views – De Ketelbossen loop from Waasmunster

2. Small boardwalk – Wide views loop from Hollandse Molenwijk

3. Roosenberg Abbey – Wide views loop from Waasmunster

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