Aspremont-Lynden Castle ( nl, Kasteel d'Aspremont-Lynden) is a

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

in Oud-Rekem in the municipality of Lanaken, province of Limburg,

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. The present castle, on the site of a mediaeval predecessor, was constructed by the noble family of

d'Aspremont Lynden The House of Aspremont-Lynden is the name of an important Belgian noble family, probably originated from the House of Lynden, which was part of the Dutch nobility. History The proven line starts with Thierry van Lynden (married 1520, died 1566), ...

, Counts of Reckheim, in the early 17th century, in the style of the

Maasland Renaissance Mosan Renaissance also known, at least in French, as the Mosan style, is a regional architectural style dating from the 16th to 18th centuries. The style is related to Renaissance architecture, but with very limited classical influence; it has bee ...

. The building served during the 19th and 20th centuries as a prison and a psychiatric hospital.

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Inventaris: Kasteel d'Aspremont-Lynden

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Castles in Belgium Castles in Limburg (Belgium) {{Belgium-castle-stub

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