Top 8 Castles around Kortrijk

The castle and its outbuildings will soon be taken over by companies specializing in the renovation of historical monuments. Les Amis du Château d'En Haut (non-profit organization) specializes in estate rentals, and the proceeds are redistributed to restoration projects (Pineal Project: workshops, ceremonies, product presentations, exhibitions, performances, etc.). This is stated at: www.chateaudebossuit.com When I passed by, the gate on Kasteeldreef was simply open. There was nothing to indicate that the estate was inaccessible. For example, in the garden to the left of the castle, there seemed to be the remains of a pop-up bar or some kind of public event. When I left the estate on the Doorniksesteenweg side, the automatic gate gently opened for me. When I turned around, I saw a sign saying "Private / No Access."

Nice restaurant, pleasant terrace in summer.

1874: According to cadastral records, notary Augustus Josephus Edgardus Lagae-Gerbrandt purchased the land on which he would build this country house in 1874. The Lagae family played an important role in the political history of the municipality of Heule in the second half of the 19th century. From 1815 to 1882, they provided several mayors. In 1882, the estate and its associated buildings were sold to the Goethals family. Emile Goethals was mayor of Heule from 1912 to 1921. Between 1883 and 1895, the house was renovated in an eclectic style with both Renaissance and Gothic influences. The park was also designed by a Parisian architect. In 1890, the estate was expanded with the purchase of the 17th-century rectory and surrounding grounds (the old rectory was located on the current parking lot south of the building). From 1964 to 1977, the building served as the town hall. Until 2001, the former manor housed various municipal departments. Today, the building is vacant. Full-window photos on the street side provide a glimpse of the interior (from the past). Source: Heritage Inventory

In the 17th century, there was no park in Heule. There were meadows here. Later, in 1722, a farm was built here. A little later, the then mayor of Lagae built a castle. The garden as we know it today was created around 1900 by a Parisian landscape architect. The garden has been open to the public since 1965. Source: kortrijk.be

This historic monument from the 14th century is one of the few remaining remnants of the medieval French outer bailey. It was built, along with the then existing castle, in 1301-1302 by the French King Philip the Fair as part of the Franco-Flemish war against the Count of Flanders. Historical sources indicate that the artillery tower was built around 1300. Its original function was as a drinking water tower and it formed part of the defensive wall surrounding the Church of Our Lady.

It is privately owned and not open to the public.

The first mention of the castle dates back to the second half of the 10th century. In a deed of gift from 964, Arnulf I, the great, the Count of Flanders, donated part of his lands to the St. Peter's Abbey of Ghent, including the Castle of "Potegem"[source?] next to Desselgem, Beveren-Leie and a part of Waregem. Somewhere around 1260-1270, the castle was taken from the possessions of the abbey and formed a lordship. The house then belonged to the Lords of Potegem who controlled the lordship of Potegem, part of the castellany of Kortrijk. Later, at the beginning of the 14th century, the Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge split the castellany of Kortrijk into a castellany of Kortrijk and a castellany of Oudenaarde. From then on, the lordship of Potegem belonged to the castellany of Oudenaarde. The Gaverbeek was the separation between the two and so the old Waregem was split through its centre. The baron of Ingelmunster was the Lord of Waregem, the centre with church, the lord of Potegem on the other side. However, the lord of Waregem had jurisdiction in both low, middle and high degrees and therefore had more influence. In the 16th century, Walter van Potegem, third count of the lordship of Ingelmunster, was a resident of the castle. Due to his participation in the resistance against the Spanish rule, the castle was partly burned down by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo in retaliation. Also in the Flandria Illustrata of Antonius Sanderus in 1641 it is described as a spacious, beautiful mansion. The castle of Potegem was already mentioned in the second half of the 10th century. With the abolition of the ancien régime in 1795, the lordship of Potegem became part of the municipality of Waregem. The castle had lost its function and became a boys' boarding school in 1830, where Felix de Ruyck was also educated. This was founded by Ivo Van Robaeys and after him it became the property of the OCMW. After a few years of decay it changed owners again. The industrialist Robert Vindevogel bought it from the OCMW in 1930 and had it restored to its current appearance. The architect Viérin gave it a neo-baroque style. The castle then came into the possession of the Devos family.

Potegem Castle is a castle in the Belgian city of Waregem. The castle is located in a park in the city centre, along the R35, opposite the Waregem Hippodrome. It is bordered on two sides by a piece of the Gaverbeek.