Kruikenburg Castle
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Attribution: By Jelina - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21259875
Kruikenburg Castle was the seat of the lordship of Kruikenburg, which included the villages of Ternat, Sint-Katarina-Lombeek and Wambeek. A medieval fortification, the castle was extensively remodelled in the 16th and 18th centuries, giving it its current appearance.
In the 20th century the castle became a house of the Lassalian Brothers (a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation).
In the 20th century the castle became a house of the Lassalian Brothers (a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation).
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