Castle of Thy-le-Château
The Castle of Thy-le-Chateau is a medieval castle located in Thy-le-Château, Walcourt in the Province of Namur in Belgium. Originally built in the 12th century, it served as the military fortress for several noble clans until the French Revolution, when it fell into disrepair.Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Wallonia
- Also known as: “Castle of Thy-le-Chateau”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pry railway station and Berzée railway station.
Pry railway station
Railway stop
Berzée railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Mini1300, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Berzée railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 1½ km west of Castle of Thy-le-Château.
Walcourt railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thy-le-Château and Berzée.
Thy-le-Château
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thy-le-Château is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Walcourt, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The village is mentioned for the first time in the archives of Lobbes Abbey in the 9th century.
Berzée
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berzée is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Walcourt, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. A settlement probably existed here during Gallo-Roman times.
Castle of Thy-le-Château
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Walcourt, Arrondissement de Philippeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.28212° or 50° 16′ 56″ northLongitude
4.42631° or 4° 25′ 35″ eastInception
12th centuryOpen location code
9F267CJG+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 635590833OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5050424
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Castle of Thy-le-Château” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Castiellu de Thy-le-Château”
- Asturian: “Castillo de Thy--y-Château”
- Basque: “Thy-le-Château gaztelua”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Thy-le-Château”
- French: “château de Thy-le-château”
- French: “Château de Thy-le-Château”
- German: “château de Thy-le-Château”
- German: “Château de Thy-le-Château”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Thy-le-Chateau”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Thy-le-Château”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul and Marché de Thy-le-Château.
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