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.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Belgium, also known as Rubens castle or Het Steen
  • Also known as: “Elewijt Castle”, “Rubens castle”, “Rubenskasteel - Kasteel van Elewijt”, “toren van Elevijt”, and “toren van Elewijt”
  • Address: Steendreef 77, Zemst, 1982

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Martinuskerk and Sint-Clemenskerk.

Church
Photo: Funkyxian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Het Steen.

Church
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Het Steen.

Church
Photo: Wim Bladt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Het Steen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zemst and Perk.

Town
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is a municipality located in the province of . The municipality comprises the villages of , , Hofstade, , , and proper. is situated 3 km north of Het Steen.

Village
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is a village and a district in the municipality of , in , . The village developed around an intersection of roads, including the Roman road connecting with . is situated 3 km southeast of Het Steen.

Hamlet
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is a village in , . It is part of the municipality of and has about 1,000 inhabitants. Het Zwartland is a hamlet of the village. is situated 4 km northwest of Het Steen.

Het Steen

Latitude
50.95932° or 50° 57′ 34″ north
Longitude
4.47735° or 4° 28′ 39″ east
Open location code
9F26XF5G+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 189151501
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1884656
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovenian—“Het Steen” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Rubensův zámek”
  • Czech: “zámek Elewijt”
  • Dutch: “Het Steen (Elewijt)”
  • Dutch: “Het Steen”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Elevijt”
  • Dutch: “toren van Elevijt”
  • Dutch: “toren van Elewijt”
  • French: “château Het Steen”
  • French: “Château Het Steen”
  • German: “Schloss Elevijt”
  • Slovenian: “grad Elewijt”

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