Vogelsanck Castle
Vogelsanck Castle is a moated castle in Zolder in the municipality of Heusden-Zolder, province of Limburg, Belgium. From 1308 to 1795 the castle was the centre of government of the free territory of Vogelsanck, which comprised the present villages of Zolder, Zonhoven, Houthalen, Stokrooie and the southern part of Heusden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Country house
- Description: castle in Zolder, Belgium
- Also known as: “Vogelzang”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Domherenhuis and Sint-Hubertus en Vincentiuskerk.
Domherenhuis
Public building
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Domherenhuis is a public building, which is situated 2 km north of Vogelsanck Castle.
Sint-Hubertus en Vincentiuskerk
Church
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Sint-Hubertus en Vincentiuskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Vogelsanck Castle.
Sint-Jozefskerk
Church
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Sint-Jozefskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Vogelsanck Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zolder and Boekt.
Boekt
Hamlet
Zolder is a village in/of boekt that is part of the Heusden-Zolder municipality of the Limburg province in the Flemish Community of Belgium. The village has its own village council. Boekt has a large parking lot, called Zolder centre. Boekt is situated 2½ km west of Vogelsanck Castle.
Zonhoven
Town
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Zonhoven is a municipality located in the middle of the Belgian province of Limburg located north of Hasselt and also borders Houthalen-Helechteren, Genk and Heusden-Zolder. Zonhoven is situated 4 km southeast of Vogelsanck Castle.
Vogelsanck Castle
- Categories: château, residential building, and building
- Location: Heusden-Zolder, Hasselt, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Luxembourgish—“Vogelsanck Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kasteel Vogelsanck”
- Dutch: “Vogelzangbos”
- French: “château de Vogelsanck”
- French: “Château de Vogelsanck”
- French: “Château Vogelsanck”
- Luxembourgish: “Schlass Vogelsanck”
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