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Over the years, the castle was modernized and updated. This included the tower, whose heavy line of the fortified wall was broken by irregular window and door arrangements. The castle still houses remarkable works of art. The neo-Gothic armory houses a cast-iron stove from 1539 and two marble Renaissance mantelpieces. The castle also contains important paintings, tapestries, gold leather wallpaper, and furniture in a variety of styles. (Municipality of Westerlo)

Behind Fort Leopold there is a nice steep single track towards Schaffen airport.

An old fort that dates from the war. If there is a guide you can visit it. Really worth it. When you are on top of the fort you have a view over the entire city of Diest. In the fort also live a lot of bats.

Very dilapidated castle, but the castle farm is still habitable and well maintained.

Parking is possible at the castle, but also a little further behind the Blockhouse.

Easy and free parking at Kasteel Meylandt https://www.visitlimburg.be/nl/wat-te-doen/kasteel-meylandt

Former Loons laathof, first mentioned in 1385 as "Hof ter Bockt", from 1603 as "Milant"; since 1715 in the possession of the de Theux family. Neoclassical castle from 1842, situated in a park with a pond, separated from the street by the Mangelbeek. Two detached buildings; the main building to the east, a porter's lodge to the west. Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Meylandt Castle, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/22491

The oldest mention of this free heritage dates from the Middle Ages (mid-14th century). The Lobos heritage originally consisted of an upper court (fortified house, probably flanked by a donjon (fortified tower)), a barnyard or farm, a warande (this is a hunting estate), waters, fields, meadows and forests and fishing. The whole was surrounded by a moat and earthen wall. The domain previously had a military character and had the appearance of a small castle. This 'castellum' was located on a 'motte', an artificial height in the middle of the swampy wetland of the Zwarte Beek. The domain was originally part of the manor of Zelem, owned by the lords of Diest. These, as a reward for services rendered, removed the property from that manor and gave it away as a free heritage to the Diest knight family of the Boogaerde alias van Lobosch. They thus acquired full ownership and no longer had any obligations to the feudal lord. The first owners, the Van den Boogaerde family (14th century), sold the domain to the Vilters family (15th century). In 1465 the castle was destroyed. In the 16th century the domain was sold to the de Geloes family. They had the castle rebuilt (17th century) into an adapted residence with the necessary comfort. Parts of the moat were used to embellish the garden and are still visible today. After the death of Arnold de Geloes' wife in 1781, this branch of the family was completely extinct and there were no longer any direct heirs to the considerable estate. Ultimately, the property came into the hands of another branch of the de Geloes family and 300 years of rule over the Lobos by the noble de Geloes family came to an end. Fact: our queen Mathilde d'Udekom d'Acoz is descended from the de Geloes family and the Vilters de Lobos family.