Kasteel de Bocht

Kasteel de Bocht stands in Willebroek near Antwerp, a neoclassical castle built in the early 19th century after the original medieval structure was demolished in 1812. Its distinctive architecture features a neo-gothic tower added around 1855, constructed using materials salvaged from a demolished church. Set on four hectares of grounds within the municipality of Heindonk, the estate reflects centuries of aristocratic heritage, having served as a country residence and hunting pavilion. Though largely abandoned and used for sand extraction in the 1970s, the castle domain eventually came under the stewardship of the Ministry of Public Works, preserving this important piece of Belgian architectural history in the Antwerp region.