Egmont Castle
Egmont Castle or the Castle of Egmont is a castle in Zottegem, Belgium. It has been declared a cultural heritage monument.Photo: FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Johan Allard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Zottegem, Belgium
- Also known as: “Egmont’s castle”, “Egmontkasteel”, and “Kasteel van Egmont”
- Address: Heldenlaan 92
Photo: Johan Allard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Johan Allard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Johan Allard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Johan Allard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Johan Allard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Johan Allard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Johan Allard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Johan Allard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Egmontpark and Beislovenpark.
Beislovenpark
Park
Photo: FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beislovenpark is situated 210 metres northwest of Egmont Castle.
Egmont Museum
Museum
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY 4.0.
The Egmont Museum is a museum about Lamoral, Count of Egmont in the former Town Hall of Zottegem, Belgium. The museum was opened in 2018 for the commemoration of the 450th anniversary of the beheading of Lamoral on Grand-Place/Grote Markt in Brussels in 1568. Egmont Museum is situated 360 metres south of Egmont Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Godveerdegem and Elene.
Godveerdegem
Village
Photo: FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Godveerdegem is a village belonging to the municipality of Zottegem. It is located on the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.
Velzeke-Ruddershove
Village
Velzeke-Ruddershove is a double village in the Denderstreek in the province of East Flanders in Belgium, currently part of the municipality of Zottegem.
Egmont Castle
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Zottegem, Arrondissement of Aalst, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.87283° or 50° 52′ 22″ northLongitude
3.80894° or 3° 48′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9F25VRF5+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1240264441OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q15874835
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Egmont Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Egmont gaztelua”
- Dutch: “Egmontkasteel”
- Dutch: “kasteel van Egmont”
- French: “château d’Egmont”
- French: “Château d’Egmont”
- German: “Egmonds Burg”
- Italian: “Castello di Egmont”
- Slovenian: “Egmontski grad Zottegem”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Egmont”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archeologisch park Egmontkasteel and Yesyes Pilates.
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