Heeshuis

Heeshuis is a castle in Antwerp, Flanders which is located on Hees. Heeshuis is situated nearby to the protected area Domein De Hees, as well as near the town Rijkevorsel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Béguinage of Hoogstraten and St. Catherine’s Church.

Béguinage of Hoogstraten

Protected area

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Béguinage of Hoogstraten is a protected area, which is situated 4 km northeast of Heeshuis.

St. Catherine's Church in Hoogstraten, Belgium, was built between 1525 and 1550 by order of Antoon van Lalaing and Elisabeth van Culemborg, Count and Countess of the County of Hoogstraten. St. Catherine’s Church is situated 3½ km northeast of Heeshuis.

Sint-Willibrorduskerk

Church

Photo: Joppenam, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sint-Willibrorduskerk is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Heeshuis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rijkevorsel and Hoogstraten.

Rijkevorsel

Town

Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rijkevorsel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the town of Rijkevorsel, Achtel, Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel and Gammel. In 2021, Rijkevorsel had a total population of 12,262. The total area is 46.79 km2. Rijkevorsel is situated 3 km southeast of Heeshuis.

Hoogstraten

Town

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hoogstraten is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Hoogstraten, Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel. Hoogstraten is situated 3½ km northeast of Heeshuis.

Wortel

Village

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Wortel is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten. As of 2021, it has 1,844 inhabitants. The toponym means carrot or root in Dutch. Wortel was established in the early 19th century by the Society of Benevolence as a farming colony for the able-bodied working poor. Wortel is situated 5 km northeast of Heeshuis.

Heeshuis

Type: Castle
Address: Hees 1, Rijkevorsel
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.37267° or 51° 22′ 22″ north

Longitude

4.73442° or 4° 44′ 4″ east

Inception

1757

Open location code

9F369PFM+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 120086664

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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