Burg Raeren Museum

The probably most important historical building of the municipality is "Burg Raeren", a building that was already in 1952 the first house in East Belgium to be placed under monument protection. This castle was built in the middle of the 14th century on the site of an old ironworks, near the confluence of the streams Iter and Periol. The original residential tower, which was surrounded by large ponds, was restored in the year 1583 after a fire and almost twice increased in size by the then owner Philip von Lomont. In the course of the 18th century, the construction as we know it today arose, with the high tower, the balcony and the current entrance with gate vault.
Since 1960, Burg Raeren has been owned by the municipality of Raeren. In 1963, the Raeren pottery museum was established here, which has since become one of the most important specific museums in Belgium and enjoys an international reputation. www.raeren.be

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