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Beautiful here, really enjoyed the surroundings and the castle

A truly beautiful castle and free to visit.

Watch a beautiful film about the history of Alden Biesen and the Teutonic Order here: https://youtu.be/YXJjgloHpH8?si=-T5CilBr4_Vu4Ov4

You are not allowed to walk in this area without visiting the Landcommanderij Alden Biesen. Several hiking trails also run across the grounds of the Lancommanderij. Alden Biesen is usually free to enter. If events are taking place, you may have to purchase an entrance ticket. Check this in advance on the website https://www.alden-biesen.be

Neercanne Castle was built on the original site of Roman fortifications, the caves of which still exist and are used as wine cellars. The original staircase with a banister on wide columns is still in the hall. The ceiling features relief depictions of weapon trophies. The castle is currently in use as a hotel and restaurant.

Tip: if you keep walking straight ahead from the main entrance you will reach the Maas. Look left and you will see a small path. Walk a few meters on it and see how the Voer flows into the Maas here. A beautiful view of a surprisingly peaceful spot on the beautiful grounds of the castle where you also walk a beautiful piece of wild garlic path.

The development of the Teutonic Order in the late 12th and early 13th centuries led to a territorial expansion that extended throughout the German Empire. For practical reasons, it was decided to divide the Order into independent land commanderies or barracks, under the supervision of a land commander, but subject to the authority of the land commander of the German Empire. In 1220, Count Arnold III of Loon and Mechtildis of Are, Abbess of Munsterbilzen, donated a small church with outbuildings and arable land to the Order. This church dated from 1209 and had become a Marian pilgrimage site. The seat of the bar, Alden Biesen, was established here. In 1227 or 1228, the Order, in the northwest of the Empire, fell outside the direct control of the German Master, and Alden Biesen became the core of the new "land commandery of the Netherlands." The Knights established a commandery in Alden Biesen, from which they founded other commanderies in the Netherlands: Bekkevoort (1229-30); Bernissem near Sint-Truiden (1237); Sint-Andreas in Liège (1254); Siersdorf (1270), Sint-Pieters-Voeren (1242), Gemert (1270), Holt (1281), and Ordingen near Sint-Truiden (1622). Utrecht, which also belonged to the original Grand Commandery of the Netherlands, became an independent Grand Commandery at the beginning of the 14th century. In 1362, Nieuwen Biesen was founded in Maastricht, initially merely a refuge house, but which grew into an important administrative center for the Order in the Netherlands. Construction of the current commandery began under Grand Commander Wijnandt van Brijel (1536-1554). The buildings, constructed since their foundation in 1220, were gradually demolished and replaced by new ones. Construction of the current moated castle began in 1543. Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Commandery Alden Biesen and steward's residence, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/745

Neercanne Castle was built on the original site of Roman defenses whose caves still exist and are used as a wine cellar. In the hall there is still the original staircase with a banister on wide columns. Weapon trophies are depicted in relief in the ceiling. The castle is currently used as a hotel and restaurant. The restaurant has been awarded one star by the Michelin Guide.