Abée Castle (french: Château d'Abée) is a fortified
château
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
Nowaday ...
in the municipality of
Tinlot
Tinlot () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006 Tinlot had a total population of 2,346. The total area is 37.12 km² which gives a population ...
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Liège Province
Liège (; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is the easternmost province of the Wallonia region of Belgium.
Liège Province is the only Belgian province that has borders with three countries. It borders (clockwise from the north) the Du ...
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Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
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Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. The present building dates from the 18th century, but incorporates parts of a medieval structure.
Information
The castle belonged to the d'Abée family then to the Blehens family. In 1565, Jean de Blehen died without legitimate heirs and the ownership of the castle was given to Henri d'Eynatten, who was the Lord of
Tinlot
Tinlot () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006 Tinlot had a total population of 2,346. The total area is 37.12 km² which gives a population ...
. The castle stayed in the family until the 18th century.
See also
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List of castles in Belgium
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List of protected heritage sites in Tinlot
This table shows an overview of the beschermd erfgoed, protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Tinlot. This list is part of Belgium's National Heritage Site (Belgium), national heritage.
See also
* List of protected heritage ...
References
External links
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Abée Castle from www.castles.nl
Castles in Belgium
Castles in Liège Province
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