Prinsenhof
The Prinsenhof or Hof ten Walle was a historic building in Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. It served as the official residence of the Counts of Flanders from the 15th century after the Gravensteen fell into disuse, having previously been the home of the financier Simon de Mirabello.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historical neighborhood in Ghent, Belgium
- Also known as: “Prinsenhof Ghent” and “Prinsenhof, Ghent”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of the Counts and Kloosterkerk van de Ongeschoeide Karmelieten.
Castle of the Counts
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353.
Kloosterkerk van de Ongeschoeide Karmelieten
Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kloosterkerk van de Ongeschoeide Karmelieten is a church.
Brug der Keizerlijke Geneugten
Bridge
Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brug der Keizerlijke Geneugten is a bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patershol and Waterwijk.
Prinsenhof
- Categories: palace and locality
- Location: Ghent, Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.05831° or 51° 3′ 30″ northLongitude
3.7167° or 3° 43′ 0″ eastOpen location code
9F353P58+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1228680647OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q1604760
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Prinsenhof” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “亲王庭院”
- Dutch: “Hof ten Walle”
- Dutch: “Prinsenhof”
- French: “Prinsenhof de Gand”
- Galician: “Prinsenhof de Gante”
- German: “Prinzenhof Gent”
- German: “Prinzenhof”
- Italian: “Prinsenhof”
- Japanese: “プリンセンホフ”
- Japanese: “プリンゼンホフ”
- Persian: “پرینزهف”
- Russian: “Принсенхоф”
- Russian: “Принценгоф”
- Spanish: “Prinsenhof”
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