Kasteel van Westerlo Attractions
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The small town of Westerlo, situated in woodland only 2km south of Tongerlo, is famous for the two châteaus of the van Merode family, who lived here from the 14th C. and were engaged in Belgian politics from time to time.
The right-angled keep of the château surrounded by park land belonged to the van Merode princes and was built around 1300 as part of the new château, which replaced the first 11th C. house. Further extension and conversion work took place from the 16th C. and during the next two centuries. A second château was built along the Boerenkrijglan in 1910. Since 1972 the neo-Gothic building has been the parish house of Westerlo.
The right-angled keep of the château surrounded by park land belonged to the van Merode princes and was built around 1300 as part of the new château, which replaced the first 11th C. house. Further extension and conversion work took place from the 16th C. and during the next two centuries. A second château was built along the Boerenkrijglan in 1910. Since 1972 the neo-Gothic building has been the parish house of Westerlo.
