6 Sights in Grimbergen, Belgium (with Map and Images)
Explore interesting sights in Grimbergen, Belgium. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 6 sights are available in Grimbergen, Belgium.
List of cities in Belgium Sightseeing Tours in Grimbergen1. Lintkasteel
The Lint Castle is a remnant of a water castle in the Flemish municipality of Grimbergen. It is on the Gillebeek and dates from the 16th-17th century. Another part, built in neo -traditional style, dates from the first quarter of the 20th century. The name of the castle refers to the Van Lint family who were lords of the lords of Grimbergen until the French Revolution.
2. Grimbergen Abbey Church
The Basilica of Saint Servatius in Grimbergen, Belgium, is considered one of the most beautiful and harmonious Baroque churches in the Low Countries. The church is part of the Norbertine abbey of Grimbergen and also serves as a parish church. In 1999, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the church was granted the honorary title of basilica.
Wikipedia: Sint-Servaasbasiliek (Grimbergen) (NL), Heritage Website
3. Hof te Poddegem
The Poddegemhoeve is the oldest known farm in Grimbergen. The origins of this medieval fortified farm date back to a 5th-century Frankish domain. In the 13th century, the Court at Poddegem was mentioned as a fief of the Prince of Grimbergen. The Poddegemhoeve, on the other hand, was owned by the abbey and stood on the border of Beigem, Humbeek and Grimbergen.
4. 's Gravenmolen
The 's Gravenmolen is the oldest mill in the Flemish Brabant municipality of Grimbergen. This water mill on the Maelbeek is already mentioned in writings from the 1220s, but is certainly even older. He takes his name from the counts of Grimbergen and served as a banmolen: the inhabitants of the county were obliged to have their grain milled here.
5. Veldkantkapel
The Veldkantkapel is a large neo-Gothic chapel on the Grote Kerkvoetweg in Grimbergen. This is the road along which the inhabitants of Heienbeek went to church on foot when this hamlet itself did not yet have a church. It is the largest chapel in Grimbergen and it is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes.
6. Kasteel d'Overschie
The castle d'Overschie or castle de Vorst dates from 1904 and is located on the Steenpoeldreef in the Rijkenhoek district in the Flemish municipality of Grimbergen. It was designed by architect Octave Flanneau, who also rebuilt the Egmont Palace in Brussels in 1905-1906.
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