Het Steen

Het Steen, also referred to popularly as the Rubens Castle, is a castle in , , in . It is notable as the country house of the artist Peter Paul Rubens between 1635 and his death in 1640.
  • Castle
  • Description: castle in Belgium, also known as Rubens castle or Het Steen
  • Address: Steendreef 77, Zemst, 1982
  • Also known as
    “Elewijt Castle”
    “Rubens castle”
    “Rubenskasteel - Kasteel van Elewijt”
    “toren van Elevijt”
    “toren van Elewijt”

Places of Interest Nearby

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is a church.
1½ km north of Het Steen
is a church.
1½ km west of Het Steen
is a church.
1½ km southwest of Het Steen

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zemst and Perk.
is a municipality located in the province of .
3 km north of Het Steen
Village
is a village and a district in the municipality of , in , .
3 km southeast of Het Steen
is a village in , .
4 km northwest of Het Steen
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Latitude
50.95932° or 50° 57′ 34″ north
Longitude
4.47735° or 4° 28′ 39″ east
Open location code
9F26XF5G+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = castle
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Slovenian—“Het Steen” goes by many names.
قلعة إلفيتArabic
Rubensův zámekCzech
zámek ElewijtCzech
Het SteenDutch
Het Steen (Elewijt)Dutch
Kasteel ElevijtDutch
toren van ElevijtDutch
toren van ElewijtDutch
grad ElewijtSlovenian

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