- 51°32′11.1″N 7°1′33.6″E / 51.536417°N 7.026000°E. Preserved entrance wing of Horst Castle with northern corner tower.
- Horst Castle was built on a strategic spot in the Winge valley and was one of the strengths protecting the nearby city of Leuven which was the largest and most...
- Most of the castles in Flanders were renovated or rebuilt in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries, but at Horst nothing happened; everything stood still after 1658.
- In Willy Vandersteen's comic strips, the moated castle of Horst appears as the home of the Red Knight.
- The castle of Horst dates back to the 13th century and is characterized by a square tower.
- At the end of the XX century Horst Castle was reconstructed by restoring one tower and the north-east wing, and by covering its courtyard with a glass cover.
- This while most other castles in Flanders were renovated and rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries, making Horst Castle one of the most authentic castles in...
- The owners of this castle have installed a circular platform at the pond that's ideal to take pictures.
- Until the restoration work is done, this is a unique opportunity to see the iconic stucco ceilings and medieval interior of Horst Castle.
- The Horst Castle is a nice 17th century castle in a wooded environment.
