Braine Castle
Braine Castle is a castle in Braine-le-Château, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. In 649 the Abbess of Mons St. Waudru ceded her "land of Ittre", including Braine, to the Chapter of Mons.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Residential building
- Description: castle in Braine-le-Château, Belgium
- Also known as: “Château des Comtes de Hornes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pillory of Braine-le-Château and K-W Line.
Pillory of Braine-le-Château
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Pillory of Braine-le-Château is situated 170 metres south of Braine Castle.
K-W Line
Ruins
Photo: WO2, Public domain.
The Koningshooikt–Wavre Line, abbreviated to KW Line and often known as the Dyle Line after the Dijle river, was a 60-kilometre-long fortified line of defence prepared by the Belgian Army between Koningshooikt and Wavre which was intended to protect Brussels from a possible German invasion. K-W Line is situated 1½ km north of Braine Castle.
Nizelles Abbey
Monastery
Nizelles Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks located in Wallonia in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, on a short distance to the south of Brussels. Nizelles Abbey is situated 4 km southeast of Braine Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wauthier-Braine and Clabecq.
Clabecq
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clabecq is a district of the Belgian municipality of Tubize, Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant. It was formerly its own municipality until the period of fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977. Clabecq is situated 3 km west of Braine Castle.
Ittre
Village
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ittre is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Since the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977, the municipality is composed of three districts: Haut-Ittre, Ittre and Virginal-Samme. Ittre is situated 3½ km south of Braine Castle.
Braine Castle
- Categories: château, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.68341° or 50° 41′ 0″ northLongitude
4.26662° or 4° 15′ 60″ eastOpen location code
9F26M7M8+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 33116041OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4955871
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Braine Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Braine gaztelua”
- Dutch: “kasteel van Kasteelbrakel”
- French: “château de Braine-le-Château”
- French: “Château de Braine-le-Château”
- Spanish: “Castillo Braine”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cour du château and Lapidarium de Braine-le-Château.
Nearby Places
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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 “Braine Castle”. Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.