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The Rabot is a fortified lock dating from 1491 with two imposing towers, built after the siege of Ghent. It gave its name to the Rabot district and is one of the city's most striking heritage sites.

Reminds me of times long past. Maybe something like Harry Potter🤔

The gate also serves as a bridge over the Kalebeek stream. The north facade of the gate (facing the church) features, in addition to the date 1864, the coat of arms of the t'Kint de Roodenbeke family, who acquired the castle that year (and still own it).

Not accessible only on Heritage Day.

In the 20th century, the castle was successively owned by the Oblate Fathers (1910-1920), who set up a dairy there, by the Versele family (of the Anglo-Belge brewery), who rented it to J. De Clerck, for, among other things, a horse breeding farm and the refurbishment of the "Leiedal" dairy. In 1989-90, the castle was completely restored. Nowadays, the castle serves as a banquet hall for wedding parties, with room for 200 to 500 people. Source: Inventory of Immovable Heritage

Walking along the old Leie meander you can see the castle (Te Lake and not 'Te Meer',... the absurd result of an automatic translation, reported to Komoot, but apparently difficult to correct) from afar, albeit through the trees. The castle was built in 1748 on the old site with moat of the lordship "Te Lake" whose history goes back to the 13th century. The lordship, named after the Van Lake family, was a fief of the fiefdom "de Stenen Man" of Oudenaarde. At the end of the 15th and in the 16th century in the possession of the family van Gavere, also called van Liedekerke and from 1592 of the Basta family. Baron de Beer sells the lordship in 1715 to J.S. Limnander, lord of the lordship "ter Werft" in Zulte. His son will have the old castle demolished and a new, more comfortable castle built with stables, a gardener's house and gardens. The straight lane leading to the castle is still named after the Limnander family. Until the construction of the Leie Canal (1972), it connected the castle to the village centre. Source: Inventory of Immovable Heritage

The last baroness (also mayor of Poeke, which at the time was still a separate municipality), Ines Pycke de Peteghem, bequeathed the castle in her will to the National Work of Catholic School Colonies (NWKS). After her death in 1955, the castle served for a long time as a holiday camp for young children from (often rather vulnerable) families of workers and small business owners (NWKS later became "Duinen-Heide"). Later, the local playground found a home here. The castle also served as a venue for classical concerts, among other events. I remember an "Interludium" (a short segment produced by the then BRT to fill the gaps between programs) being recorded here. Poetry evenings (under the banner: "The Closer the Better") featuring artists such as Simon Vinkenoog and Ivo Van Strijtem were also held here. And now in 2025 the castle expects the 22nd edition of the East Flanders Biennale of Contemporary Art.

Komoot has translated this highlight incorrectly. The castle is called 'Kasteel Te Lake'. Is now a restaurant.