The Castle of Thy-le-Chateau (french: Château de Thy-le-Château) is a medieval castle located in
Thy-le-Château
Thy-le-Château ( wa, Tî-l'-Tchestea) 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 centu ...
,
Walcourt
Walcourt (; wa, Walcoû) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 17,516 inhabitants. The total area is 123.18 km2, giving a population density of 142 inhabitant ...
in the
Province of Namur
Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French depart ...
in
Belgium
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. Originally built in the 12th century, it served as the military fortress for several noble clans until the
French Revolution
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, when it fell into disrepair. The castle was successfully restored in 1939.
See also
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List of castles in Belgium
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External links
Contact data to visit castle of Thy-le-chateau, Belgium Tourist Office website Wallonia and Brussels
References
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