Crèvecœur Castle
Crèvecœur Castle is a ruined castle in Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Belgium, part of the city of Dinant and province of Namur, Wallonia. It is owned by the Walloon Region. Its field can be visited freely all year.Photo: Jmh2o, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Wallonia
- Also known as: “Ancien château comtal” and “Tour de Crèvecoeur”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mr Sax’s House and Dinant railway station.
Mr Sax’s House
Museum
Photo: Ymnes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mr Sax's House is a little museum in Dinant in the Belgian province of Namur. It is dedicated to Adolphe Sax. Sax was a builder of musical instruments and is foremost remembered for his invention of the saxophone. Mr Sax’s House is situated 1½ km southeast of Crèvecœur Castle.
Dinant railway station
Railway station
Photo: Fabian318, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinant railway station is a railway station in Dinant, Namur, Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. Dinant railway station is situated 1½ km southeast of Crèvecœur Castle.
Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Dinant
Church
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Dinant is a Roman Catholic collegiate church located in Dinant, a city in Wallonia, on the banks of the river Meuse. Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Dinant is situated 2 km southeast of Crèvecœur Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bouvignes-sur-Meuse and Leffe.
Bouvignes-sur-Meuse
Village
Photo: Napoleon Vier, Public domain.
Bouvignes-sur-Meuse is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Dinant, located in the province of Namur, Belgium, on the River Meuse.
Neffe
Village
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neffe is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Crèvecœur Castle.
Crèvecœur Castle
- Categories: château, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Dinant, Arrondissement de Dinant, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.27337° or 50° 16′ 24″ northLongitude
4.89595° or 4° 53′ 45″ eastInception
12th centuryOpen location code
9F267VFW+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 77894109OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2496063
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Crèvecœur Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Crevecoeur (Bouvignes-sur-Meuse)”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Crèvecœur”
- French: “château de Crèvecœur”
- French: “Château de Crèvecœur”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porte Chevalier and Église Saint-Lambert.
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