Tervuren Castle
Tervuren Castle was a moated castle constructed by the dukes of Brabant, which later became a royal residence and hunting lodge for the governors of the Habsburg Netherlands.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Tervuren, Belgium
- Also known as: “Hertogelijk Kasteel” and “Kasteel Tervuren”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Hubertuskapel and Church of St. John the Apostle.
Church of St. John the Apostle
Church
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Church of St. John the Apostle is situated 250 metres west of Tervuren Castle.
Africa Palace
Historic building
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Africa Palace or Palace of Africa is a neoclassical palace in Tervuren in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just outside Brussels. It was originally built in 1897 by order of King Leopold II to house the colonial section of the 1897 International Exposition. Africa Palace is situated 480 metres north of Tervuren Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duisburg and Quatre Bras, Tervuren.
Duisburg
Village
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duisburg is a village in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Duisburg is a part of the municipality of Tervuren that comprises the villages of Duisburg, Tervuren, Vossem and Moorsel. Duisburg is situated 2½ km east of Tervuren Castle.
Quatre Bras, Tervuren
Locality
Quatre Bras is a crossroads in Tervuren, Belgium, between the Avenue de Tervueren and the Brussels outer ring road. It is a key location for vehicle traffic around Brussels. Quatre Bras, Tervuren is situated 3 km west of Tervuren Castle.
Vossem
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vossem is a sub urban residential area in the municipality of Tervuren, in Belgium, 15 km from Leuven, or Louvain. It is located in the valley of the Voer creek. Vossem is situated 3½ km east of Tervuren Castle.
Tervuren Castle
- Categories: castle, destroyed building or structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tervuren, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.82434° or 50° 49′ 28″ northLongitude
4.51706° or 4° 31′ 1″ eastInception
~1200Open location code
9F26RGF8+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 275563977OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q19961167
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Tervuren Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “kasteel van Tervuren”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Tervuren”
- French: “château de Tervueren”
- French: “Château de Tervueren”
- German: “Schloss Tervuren”
- Japanese: “タービュレン城”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bibliotheek Tervuren and GC De Warandepoort.
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