En un regard
Le château en bref
Raeren Castle (Burg Raeren) stands at the confluence of the Iter and the Périol, on the site of a former iron ore smelting works. Built around the middle of the 14th century by an unknown builder, it was held as a fief of the Abbey of Sainte-Marie in Aachen. It comprised a keep of two storeys with an almost square plan, a forecourt and outbuildings, all surrounded by two moats and several ponds. The first known owner was Johan van den Roideren († 1426). After a fire in the kitchens at the end of the 16th century, Philipp de Lomont doubled the volume of the building in 1583; the date is carved above the entrance. Fallen into disrepair in the 18th century, the castle was restored by the lawyer Peter Joseph de Nys, who gave it a Romantic appearance. It now houses the Raeren Pottery Museum.