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.

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 K-W Line and Nizelles Abbey.

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

Park

Photo: Grentidez, CC0.

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.

Eglise Saint-Rémy

Church

Photo: Badplayer, CC BY-SA 1.0.

Eglise Saint-Rémy is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Braine Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wauthier-Braine and Clabecq.

Wauthier-Braine

Village

Photo: Romaine, CC0.

Wauthier-Braine is a village.

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″ north

Longitude

4.26662° or 4° 15′ 60″ east

Open location code

9F26M7M8+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33116041

OpenStreetMap feature

building=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata 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.

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