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Dit kasteel werd begin 16de eeuw gebouwd en kwam later in het bezit van Jan de Luu, de toenmalige burgemeester van Aalst. Volgens Boon was de Luu Oranjegezind en wou hij de Roomsgezinde stad Aalst in handen van de Geuzen zien vallen. In 1580 bezetten de Geuzen het Waterkasteel. Boon beschrijft de belangrijke rol die het slot speelde in de Geuzenstrijd: van hieruit probeerden de Geuzen in november 1581 Aalst te overvallen. Het plan mislukte, omdat de troepen die hen moesten volgen veel te dicht genaderd waren en werden opgemerkt door de Aalsterse schildwachten.
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-Waterkasteel
-9310 Moorsel
-Opwijkse steenweg
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Address: Opwijkse steenweg 15, Aalst, Moorsel
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