템세‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 천연기념물

Simply beautiful castle and forest

Beveren purchased the estate in 1982. It boasts the striking 18th-century neoclassical castle, but the farm, ice cellars, and orangery are also worth a visit. During the Middle Ages, the estate was called "Shaecx" after the oldest residents of the fiefdom, the Noethaeckx family. This is how the place got its name. It was Jean-Baptist Versmessen, chief alderman of the Land van Waas castellany, who laid out the estate in its current form in 1781. The English landscape garden appears in 19th-century illustrations. It remained in the Versmessen family until textile manufacturer Edmond Meert purchased the property. The castle was severely damaged during WWII, leaving only a ruin. Restoration took place between 2004 and 2007, and it is now hoped to restore the interior to its former grandeur.

Beautiful domain with a beautiful park. In the summer months on Saturdays and Sundays the terrace is open in the coach house.

Nice place to do a short stop and refuel

It is good to know where the center is in Flanders. Well, this is not the political center of Flanders, but the geographical center.

The Hof ter Saksen castle in Beveren is not only dazzlingly beautiful to look at, it is especially the park that is a real eye-catcher. The Hof ter Saksen castle park plays with the senses of the visitor. And the plants are so beautiful and sophisticated that each season gives its own colour, atmosphere and identity. You can stroll there for free from 10 am, in the summer until 8 pm and in the winter until 4.30 pm. Dogs on a leash are only welcome on the designated paths, not in the stream valley, the nature garden and the high-stem orchard. More information at https://www.waasland.be/hof-ter-saksen-0

The geographical centre of Flanders was determined by students of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the University of Leuven. Using GPS measurements and with the help of mathematics teacher Prof. Theo Van der Waeteren, the centre was determined in 1999: it is located in the far corner of East Flanders, a few dozen metres from the previously determined "three-province point" (East Flanders, Antwerp and Flemish Brabant). Just a few metres from the territory of Sint-Amands, it is just in Opdorp, a sub-municipality of Buggenhout. The coordinates are: 51° 2′ 16″ N, 4° 14′ 26″ E. A monument was placed at this point in 2003.

beautiful area for cycling