Castle of the Counts

The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of , in . The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Gravensteen”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1180
  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Description: museum
  • Address: Sint-Veerleplein 11
  • Email: historischehuizen@stad.gent

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Decapitation Bridge and Design Museum Gent.
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The Execution Bridge or …
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is a museum in Belgium with an international design collection. is situated 180 metres south of Castle of the Counts.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Patershol and Prinsenhof.
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is a neighborhood.
The or Hof ten Walle was a historic building in , in .
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is a neighborhood.

Castle of the Counts

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Latitude
51.05718° or 51° 3′ 26″ north
Longitude
3.72065° or 3° 43′ 14″ east
Open location code
9F353P4C+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 493778720
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1543972

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vlaams—“Castle of the Counts” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Gravensteen”
  • Arabic: “غرافنستين”
  • Armenian: “Գրավենստեն”
  • Armenian: “Խրավենստեն”
  • Basque: “Flandriako kondeen gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Gravensteen”
  • Chinese: “伯爵城堡”
  • Czech: “Gravensteen”
  • Dutch: “Gravensteen”
  • Dutch: “Museum voor Gerechtsvoorwerpen”
  • Esperanto: “Gravensteen (Gent)”
  • Esperanto: “Gravensteen”
  • Estonian: “Gravensteen”
  • French: “château des comtes de Flandre”
  • French: “Château des comtes de Flandre”
  • French: “Château des comtes de Gand”
  • French: “Château des comtes”
  • French: “Gravensteen (Gand)”
  • Georgian: “gravensteen”
  • German: “Burg Gravensteen”
  • German: “Grafenstein”
  • German: “Gravensteen”
  • Hindi: “ग्रावनस्टेन”
  • Indonesian: “Gravensteen”
  • Italian: “castello dei conti di Fiandra”
  • Italian: “Castello dei conti di Fiandra”
  • Japanese: “フランドル伯の城”
  • Japanese: “フランドル伯城”
  • Japanese: “フランドル伯居城”
  • Latvian: “Flandrijas grāfu pils”
  • Russian: “Гентский замок”
  • Russian: “Гравенстейн”
  • Russian: “Гравенстен”
  • Russian: “Замок Гравенстейн”
  • Russian: “замок графов фландрии”
  • Russian: “Замок графов Фландрии”
  • Serbian: “Гравенстен”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Gravensteen”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de los Condes de Flandes”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de los condes de gante”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de los Condes de Gante”
  • Spanish: “Gravensteen (castillo)”
  • Vlaams: “Gravensteen”

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