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Le château en bref
The Bisschoppenhof is a moated castle in Deurne (Antwerp). Its name recalls rights held on the site by the prince-bishop of Liège; after the Battle of Worringen (1288), these possessions passed to the Duke of Brabant, and the estate became a ducal fief that then changed hands several times between families. The entrance pavilion dates from the first half of the 16th century and the main body from the second quarter of the 17th century; a wing was added at the beginning of the 19th century, and the whole was enlarged at the beginning of the 20th century. Sold in 1956 to a construction company, the castle was transferred as early as 1958 to the municipality of Deurne together with its garden, moat and park; the neighbouring land was subdivided into building plots, but the castle was preserved.