| Faulx-les-Tombes Castle | |
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| Wallonia, Belgium | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
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| Coordinates | 50°25′41″N4°59′56″E / 50.428°N 4.999°E /50.428; 4.999 |
Faulx-les-Tombes Castle (French:Château de Faulx-les-Tombes) is a 19th-centurychâteau inFaulx-les-Tombes in the municipality ofGesves,province of Namur,Wallonia,Belgium.
The first castle on the site was built in the 13th century and was a dependency of theCounty of Namur. In about 1340 it passed into the ownership of the Marbaix family. After several further changes in ownership it became the property of the Corswaren family in 1665 and remained theirs until theFrench Revolution.
The presentGothic revival building was built on the site of the first by the architectHenri Beyaert in 1872, but was badly damaged in a fire in 1961. In 1970 it was acquired by the town ofEtterbeek, but has since become private property again, and is not accessible to the public.
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