En un regard
Le château en bref
Schoor Castle is located in Velm, a section of Sint-Truiden (Saint-Trond), in the Belgian province of Limburg, on the western slope of the valley of the Dorpsbeek and the Molenbeek, north-west of the village. The main body and the south wing, in the Classicist style, date from the second half of the 18th century. The brick building on a limestone base has seven bays and three storeys beneath a slate mansard roof pierced by arched dormer windows. A three-bay central projection opens through three round-arched doorways; the main entrance is surmounted by a wide balcony and flanked by seated lions. The U-shaped plan encloses a forecourt closed by a low wall and a wrought-iron gate from the second half of the 19th century. According to the tradition reported by the Flemish inventory, André Vanmuysen, senator and mayor of Tongeren, made it his hunting lodge and country retreat around 1780. The estate passed in 1864 to Émile de Lexhy, a lawyer and deputy from Liège, and then in 1902 to Jeanne Gijzelinck. In 1931, the Josephite Fathers acquired the castle and built a chapel there in 1946. Sold again in 1962, the complex has since housed a private school and a language centre. The park retains remarkable trees, a rustic pavilion and an enclosed kitchen garden. The castle and its surroundings have been protected since 1984.
