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Borrekens Castle

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borrekens castle

Attribution: By Johan Bakker - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16481960

Location
Vorselaar, Antwerp, Belgium
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Built
13th century

Borrekens Castle, known also as Vorselaar Castle is a feudal castle built at the end of the 13th century by a member of the Van Rotselaar family. The castle is surrounded by a moat and guarded by fortified towers at the entrance, to make a direct assault against the stronghold more difficult.

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