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Groot-Bijgaarden Castle

Groot-Bijgaarden Castle is a 12th-century castle in in the municipality of , , Belgium. The castle was built for Almaric de Bigard, the first lord of Bigard.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Kasteel Groot-Bijgaarden” and “Pelgrims de Bigard-kasteel”
  • Address: Isidoor van Beverenstraat 5, 1702

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Egidiuskerk and St Wivina Abbey, Groot-Bijgaarden.

Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 290 metres south of Groot-Bijgaarden Castle.

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Groot-Bijgaarden Castle.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km southeast of Groot-Bijgaarden Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groot-Bijgaarden and Zellik.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
is a village and deelgemeente in the municipality of , a suburb of , in , .

Village
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is an urbanised town with over 8,000 inhabitants in the municipality of , in the province of , . As a suburb on the northwest edge of , it is separated from the rest of the agglomeration by the R0 ring road around the city.

Village
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is a submunicipality of in the Belgian province of . It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977.

Groot-Bijgaarden Castle

Latitude
50.87386° or 50° 52′ 26″ north
Longitude
4.26374° or 4° 15′ 49″ east
Open location code
9F26V7F7+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31192564
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2173432
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Groot-Bijgaarden Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kasteeldomein van Groot-Bijgaarden en omgeving and Kasteeldomein van Groot-Bijgaarden.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Groot-Bijgaarden Castle”. Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0.