Melveren Castle

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Le château en bref

Melveren Castle, on the Sint-Godfriedstraat in Saint-Trond, is a former manor house and farm-castle in the Hesbaye region, of which only fragments survive. The oldest core, in the Mosan style and dated 1620 with a question mark in the inventory, can still be seen on the rear façade. The carriage gate bears the date 1620 and the arms of H. van Mettecoven and K. van Velpen, while a barn dated 1742 displays the coat of arms of W. Seroots. The eleven-bay residence received Classical alterations in the second half of the 18th century, and a chapel of 1763, built against the cemetery wall, completes the ensemble. Much of the buildings was demolished in the 20th century, leaving a wing with a large manor house. The buildings were restored and converted in 1991. A new garden designed by Viviane Paelinck was laid out beside a garden pavilion of 1763 and a rustic pavilion of the 19th century, and the complex today serves as a restaurant.