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A beautiful castle to visit.

Unfortunately not open to visitors as it is privately owned.

still looks like it's from the Middle Ages

Ohé en Laak is located together with Stevensweert on the Island in the Maas, a (former) island between two river arms of the Maas, just west of the town of Echt at an altitude of approximately 26 meters. The old right arm is the Oude Maas. Due to sand and gravel excavations at various places on the island, several lakes have been created around the village, including the Dilkensplas, the Schroevendaalse plas, the Teggerse plas and most recently the Molenplas. Since the twentieth century, these have been used for water recreation and as a nature reserve, which is why the place attracts many tourists. There is a small marina. Laak consists entirely of ribbon development, located along a road that runs parallel to the Maas. Ohé has both a section with ribbon development and a part with concentrated development. From 1925 to 1934, the Juliana Canal was constructed, which forms an additional barrier between the island and the mainland. A few bridges provide the connection.

The name Hasselholt comes from the Hasselholt family, who already had possessions in Ohé in the 14th century and who must have had the castle built. This had probably been a square half-timbered residential tower. On January 31, 1474, Lambrecht Raets was vassal of "a well-hidden Hasselhoutsleen in the village of Echt located on Gen Oe".

Beautifully situated on a beautiful real castle avenue

Beautiful castle along the water

The driveway leads to the gatehouse with gable roof. To the northwest, a semicircular tower with a pointed roof is attached to the gatehouse. From this tower a curved wall leads west to the second semicircular tower with a pointed roof. From this tower a similarly crooked wall leads to the southern tip of the castle. The curved walls give the castle a more or less oval base. From the southern point a straight wall runs east-northeastwards to the south wing of the main building, which contains the great hall. The south wing has a gable roof. Attached to the north is the former gatehouse with a gable roof, which is now used as a living space. Attached to this is the actual gatehouse. There is a landscaped park around the castle, Buitenplaats Kasteel Horn. In addition to the castle, this park contains a 19th-century U-shaped castle farm, a pigsty, a staff house with barn, a large barn and a depot, all originally belonging to the castle. The park and the buildings are a national monument; the park is freely accessible.