Kasteel van Buizingen

Kasteel van Buizingen is a castle in Halle, Flemish Brabant, Flanders which is located on Gemeenteplein. Kasteel van Buizingen is situated nearby to the government office Regiohuis Kind & Gezin, as well as near the community center Jeugdhuis Eenders.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle in Buizingen, Halle, Flanders, Belgium
Address: Gemeenteplein 1 and 1A

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bailey bridge and Halle railway station.

Bailey bridge

Bridge

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A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units. Bailey bridge is situated 1¼ km southwest of Kasteel van Buizingen.

Halle railway station

Railway station

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Halle railway station is a railway station in Halle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 18 May 1840 and is located on the HSL 1, as well as railway lines 26, 94, and 96. Halle railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Kasteel van Buizingen.

Den Ast

Museum

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The Den Ast formerly South-West Brabant Museum is a local museum in Halle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. From 1981, the museum was housed in a former college of Jesuits from the 17th century. After a closure of half a year in 2014, it was reopened in as Den Ast. Den Ast is situated 1 km west of Kasteel van Buizingen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buizingen and Sint-Rochus.

Buizingen

Village

Buizingen is a village in the municipality of Halle, Belgium. It is around 15 km southwest of the centre of Brussels. On 15 February 2010, 19 people died and 171 were injured in a train collision in Buizingen.