쇼텐‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 동굴

Great start and end point for a drink or cake.

Located directly on the Schlede and centrally in Antwerp, I didn't expect to see this magnificent castle there. The castle looks like one of the medieval castles from the earlier knight films. I found it very fascinating. The castle is also Antwerp's oldest building. Of course, it can also be visited.

Right nearby is this entertaining hedge maze.

Tourist information and museum in old walls

Sterckshof... 더 이상 박물관이 아닙니다! (하지만 DIVA는 확실히 그렇습니다)

이 영지와 건물들은 16세기에 별장으로 지어졌습니다. 1618년부터 1773년까지 예수회 신부들의 소유였습니다. 1776년에 이 영지는 부유한 안트베르펜 은행가 Jan Baptist Cogels의 소유가 되었고, 그는 오래된 성을 철거했습니다. 그 후 그는 새로운 Hof van Plaisantie를 지었습니다. 18세기 기준으로 현재 우리가 보는 이 건물은 현대적인 성이었습니다. 지금은 이곳에서 지나간 시대의 웅장함을 즐길 수 있습니다.

The Defense Line of Antwerp was decided upon by the choice of Antwerp as the National Reduit in 1859. The idea behind this was that Antwerp was most suitable as a last fortress until help from allies could arrive. The National Reduit would consist of: a siege wall, a fort belt and underwater settlements. The fort belt would consist of eight Brialmont forts (built in 1859) in an 18 km long belt from Wijnegem to Hoboken. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, it was initially decided to build three bridgehead forts and then to build an outer line adapted to more modern weapons. The latter plan was ratified by law of March 30, 1906. This main resistance position included 16 forts and 10 redoubts on the right bank and 5 forts and 2 redoubts on the left bank.

The name "Vrieselhof" goes back to Jan van Vriesele, a nobleman from Kontich who bought approximately 24 hectares of land in Oelegem around 1300 (approximately 32 hectares). In 1975, a year after the sale to the province of Antwerp, the domain was opened to hikers. From 1977 to 1999 the "Provincial Textile and Costume Museum" was located in the Vrieselhof. Due to a lack of resources, only a limited part of the collection could be exhibited. In 2002, the museum moved to Antwerp and was named Fashion Museum Antwerp. In 2003, the Provincial Library Center settled in the castle, together with administrative services. In 2011, a "library of Flemish classics" was opened within the Provincial Library Center. Works by classical Flemish writers are collected and loaned out here. In 2014, the Antwerp provincial council decided to restructure the culture department. The library center would be merged with the Cultural Dissemination and Arts Service into a new Libraries and Arts Service. In 2015, the Provincial Library Center moved to Antwerp, but the collection of Flemish classics remained in the Vrieselhof.