Top 20 Castles around Heers

On the site where a lordly manor stood in the Middle Ages, the castle of Hardelingen was built in the 19th century. The site had continuous habitation from an early date and was closely linked for centuries to agricultural exploitation in the fertile valley of the Werm. As a lordly manor, the domain functioned not only as a residence but also as an economic center that managed and structured the surrounding land within the traditional Haspengouw agricultural landscape. Today, the castle of Hardelingen, located in the quiet village of Werm, represents a valuable example of the transformation of a medieval lordly manor into a stately 19th-century country residence. The castle and its surrounding park landscape strikingly illustrate the neoclassical ideals of order, harmony, and scenic beauty, thus occupying a special place within the heritage of Haspengouw. Want to know more about the past? Click through to https://www.burchten-kastelen.be/provincies/limburg/042%20Kasteel%20van%20Hardelingen/Kasteel%20van%20Hardelingen.html

On the site where a manor house stood in the Middle Ages, the castle of Hardelingen was built in the 19th century. The site had continuous habitation from early on and was closely linked for centuries to agricultural exploitation in the fertile valley of the Werm. As a manor house, the domain served not only as a residence but also as an economic center that managed and structured the surrounding land within the traditional agricultural landscape of Haspengouw. Today, the castle of Hardelingen, located in the quiet village of Werm, is a valuable example of the transformation of a medieval manor house into a stately 19th-century country residence. The castle and the surrounding park landscape strikingly illustrate the neoclassical ideals of order, harmony, and scenic beauty, thus occupying a special place in the heritage of Haspengouw. Want to know more about the past? Click through to https://www.burchten-kastelen.be/provincies/limburg/042%20Kasteel%20van%20Hardelingen/Kasteel%20van%20Hardelingen.html

Since 1798, a 19th and 20th century country house has grown out of a farm and preserves an old core in an approximately 40 ha estate with a park in landscape style from the last quarter of the 19th century, a forest park characterized by the very uneven relief and an old tree population with some champion trees. More info: https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/855

The imposing castle of Betho was originally a moated castle. The residential domain is symmetrically laid out and consists of the castle, a square farm and a park with a pond. The current buildings mainly date from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The marlstone corner tower is a remnant of the medieval castle. The castle is named after its first resident Arnold van Betu, popularly known as 'Betho'.

Hardelingen Castle is an impressive historic building located in Hardelingen, Belgium, known for its beautiful Renaissance architecture and rich heritage. Surrounded by lush gardens, the castle attracts many visitors every year who are interested in both the history and beauty of the grounds.

Hex Castle is one of the most beautiful and best preserved estates in Belgium. The castle is attributed to the Liège architect Etienne Fayn and dates from around 1775. It was built as a hunting lodge for Prince-Bishop François-Charles de Velbrück. It is surrounded by period gardens, a vegetable garden with an original vegetable cellar and a landscape park by Louis Fuchs, known for its collection of old and wild roses and age-old exotics. The annual garden days/plant fair are an opportunity for many to meet friends and colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere - and in the exceptional setting of these historic gardens - to discover special plants and to seek advice from growers and specialists. More: - https://www.visitsinttruiden.be/aanbod/tuinen-van-kasteel-van-hex/ - https://www.hex.be/ - https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/32081

The castle consists of four wings built of brick and provided with curled wall anchors. The whole is covered by hipped roofs of slate. The southern corner tower is topped by a bell-shaped spire while the other three corner towers have a tent roof. Each corner tower is crowned by a roof turret. The southern corner tower is built of marlstone and dates from the 15th century, the other parts of the castle are the result of thorough adjustments in the 17th century. The front facade of the castle on the southeastern side has two floors and is thirteen bays wide. Above each bay is a dormer window. The middle bay was converted into a monumental entrance gate at the beginning of the 18th century by Frans van Hinnisdael, Count of Betho. This gate was provided with a rectangular frame spread over two floors. In the second floor is a rectangular window with balustrade. The whole is crowned by a pediment showing the coat of arms of the van Hinnisdael family. The other wings of the castle date from the middle of the 17th century, these wings are also built of brick and marlstone. The farm dates back to the 17th century. The buildings are built of brick and have hipped and saddle roofs covered with slates. The northwestern facade of the farm contains a central round-arched entrance gate with a limestone frame. On either side of this entrance gate are living areas that protrude from the facade like risalits.

The castle of Heks is a Belgian castle, located in the village of Heks (part of Heers) in the province of Limburg. The palatial castle was built from 1770, probably by the Liège architect Etienne Fayen, for the Prince-Bishop of Liège Franciscus Karel de Velbrück. As a lover of nature, the Prince-Bishop chose this place in the slightly hilly Haspengouw to build his summer residence and pleasure garden. He had a Chinese garden, a rose garden and a vegetable garden laid out there. Later, the castle was embellished with one of the first landscape parks on the European mainland, inspired by the English garden architecture of Capability Brown. He died on his estate in 1784. The estate is owned by the d'Ursel family. The rose garden now (2004) has an exceptional assortment of rose varieties, the oldest of which were present in the original garden. The gardens and park are open to the public during the first weekend in June and the second weekend in September. The castle features in Harry Kümel's 1968 film Monsieur Hawarden.