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Rivieren Castle (Ganshoren)

Coordinates: 50°52′36″N 4°18′40″E / 50.87667°N 4.31111°E / 50.87667; 4.31111
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Rivieren Castle
  • Château de Rivieren (French)
  • Kasteel ter Rivieren (Dutch)
Ganshoren, Brussels, Belgium
Rivieren Castle
Rivieren Castle is located in Brussels
Rivieren Castle
Rivieren Castle
Rivieren Castle is located in Belgium
Rivieren Castle
Rivieren Castle
Coordinates50°52′36″N 4°18′40″E / 50.87667°N 4.31111°E / 50.87667; 4.31111
TypeCastle
Site information
ConditionIntact
Site history
Built12th century

Rivieren Castle (French: Château de Rivieren; Dutch: Kasteel ter Rivieren) is a 12th-century castle in Ganshoren, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. The castle is surrounded by a pond (a vestige of the large medieval moat), in a park of 10 hectares (25 acres): Albert Park.

History

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Originally a defence tower, the present-day castle was built in different phases from the 12th to the 19th centuries.[1] Originally a possession of the Clutinck (Clutinc/Clutinckx) family,[2] it later changed ownership several times until it finally was sold in 1973. Nowadays, it is used for conferences, receptions, expositions and similar kinds of events.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Castle ter Rivieren: Parkroute cycling tour, at basilicakoekelberg.be. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ Clutinck family (in English)
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