Bouchout Castle

Local nameKasteel van Bouchout
LocationMeise, Belgium

Bouchout Castle is a castle in the Flemish town of Meise, Belgium. In the 12th century, this territory of the young Duchy of Brabant was strategically positioned between the County of Flanders and the Berthout family, lords of Grimbergen. Most likely, the first fortification was built by Wouter van Craaynem at the end of the Grimbergen Wars. Bouchout Castle is situated at an altitude of 32 meters.

At about 1300, the Donjon tower of Bouchout Castle was erected by Daniel van Bouchout, a knight who fought gloriously at the Battle of Worringen. In the 15th and 16th century, Bouchout Castle was owned by the Van der Marck and van Sevenbergen sayd Transylvanus families. The castle fell into disrepair due to lack of maintenance, while the Spanish dominance and the iconoclastic fury further worsened its condition.

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Castle Bouchout (Meise… @ Andrew, Adolphe Best(1808-1860), Jean Baptiste Auguste Leloir (1809-1892)

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouchout_Castle

Address 38 Nieuwelaan, 1860, Belgium

Coordinates 50°55'41.092" N 4°19'43.729" E

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