Solvay Castle
Solvay Castle is a château located in Wallonia in the municipality of La Hulpe, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Completed for the Marquis Maximilien de Béthune as an imposing manor house on the outskirts of Brussels in the 1840s, the castle stands on a hill overlooking a lake set in a park with mature trees covering more than 220 hectares.Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Manor estate
- Description: château in Wallonia
- Address: Chaussée de Bruxelles 111
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fondation Folon and Domaine Solvay.
Fondation Folon
Museum
Fondation Folon is a museum, which is situated 270 metres southwest of Solvay Castle.
Domaine Solvay
Park
Photo: Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Domaine Solvay is a park, which is situated 360 metres northwest of Solvay Castle.
La Hulpe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Hulpe railway station is situated 2½ km east of Solvay Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Hulpe and Genval.
La Hulpe
Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Hulpe is a municipality of Wallonia in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, 20 km south-east of the centre of Brussels, but only about 3 km from the edge of the Brussels-Capital Region.
Genval
Village
Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Genval is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Solvay Castle.
Hoeilaart
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hoeilaart is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The name Hoeilaart is of Gallic-Celtic origin, coming from "Ho-Lar," meaning a high clearing in the woods. Hoeilaart is situated 4 km north of Solvay Castle.
Solvay Castle
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.73416° or 50° 44′ 3″ northLongitude
4.46035° or 4° 27′ 37″ eastInception
1843Open location code
9F26PFM6+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 231644805OpenStreetMap feature
building=manorOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q539512
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Solvay Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “kasteel van Solvay”
- French: “château de La Hulpe”
- French: “Château de La Hulpe”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taverne de L’Homme Bleu and Ponton.
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