En un regard
Le château en bref
Herry Castle, also known as the Kollekasteel or ‘Les Vignes Vierges’, stands in Mariakerke (Ghent). Built around 1830 by Gust Herry-Vispoel and already embellished in 1837, it was rebuilt in the 1880s, apparently under the direction of the architect J. Schadde, and renovated for a final time in 1905. The building, in brick with blue stone detailing, has a mansard roof of slate with dormer windows. The entrance façade is articulated by a single-bay projecting section containing a hall, the south façade by a polygonal projecting section surmounted by a timber oriel, and a former carriage house with round-arched arcades has been fitted out on the north side. The park was subdivided in 1956 to open new streets, and the moat was filled in when the castle was converted into a meeting centre in 1969. Known as Kolle, it has since served as a meeting place and venue for residents of Mariakerke and Wondelgem. A fire damaged an outbuilding in early March 2026, and efforts are under way to bring it back into service. It has been listed in the Flemish Inventory of Architectural Heritage since 2023.
