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Le château en bref
The Spaans Tolhuis (Vaartdijk-Zuid, Plassendale, Oudenburg) is a small lime-washed brick house of one and a half storeys over three bays, dating from the first half of the 17th century, on the southern bank of the Bruges–Ostend Canal. According to the inventory, it probably served a function in the Spanish fort of Plassendale, the ‘Sterckte van Plasschendaele’, built around 1585 around the lock complex. It has served as a waiting room for soldiers, the commander's quarters, a toll office, an inn and the lock keepers' house. Protected as a monument since 1997 and renovated from 2017, it now houses a café for cyclists, walkers and boatmen.