Castle De Wallekens

So-called "De Wallekens", later "Stalinsgoed" and even later also known as "Rattekasteel". A moated estate with a large garden and a residence built on a motte, reportedly in 1552. These parcels with residence and outbuildings would not have been located under any lordship. The estate was sold in 1626 to young lord Jan Stalins, steward of the estate of the lord of the Land of Woestijne and bailiff of that lordship from 1607 to 1623, lord of Lembeke in 1626. From then on, the estate was referred to as "Stalinsgoed" and remained with his direct descendants until 1892.

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