Solre-sur-Sambre Castle (french: Château de Solre-sur-Sambre) is a castle in Solre-sur-Sambre in the municipality of
Erquelinnes
Erquelinnes (; wa, Erkelene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Located on the border with France, where the commune of Maubeuge lies, Erquelinnes had a total resident population of 9,549, in 2006. The tot ...
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province of Hainaut
Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium.
To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clock ...
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Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
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Belgium
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The castle was built around the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries and retains much of the medieval structure. It is the property of the Princes de Merode.
See also
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List of castles in Belgium
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External links
Erquelinnes municipal website
Chateauxdebelgique.eu: Solre-sur-Sambre
Official website of the Castle of Solre-sur-Sambre
Castles in Belgium
Castles in Hainaut (province)
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