County of Loon, Borgloon

#2 among attractions in Borgloon

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The County of Loon was a county in the Holy Roman Empire, which corresponded approximately with the Belgian province of Limburg. It was named after the original seat of its count, Loon, which is today called Borgloon. During the middle ages the counts moved their court to a more central position in Kuringen, which is today a part of Hasselt, the modern capital of the region. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°47'60"N, 5°21'0"E

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Borgloon Belgium

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County of Loon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gallo-Roman Museum, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek, Kasteel van Heks, Rullingen Castle.

5.2 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Gallo-Roman Museum, Tongeren
134 min walk • Nestled in the oldest city in Belgium, the Gallo-Roman Museum in Tongeren offers a captivating journey through ancient history, art, and archaeology. This distinguished museum, which has won the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award, is dedicated...
5.2 miE
Church,
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek, Tongeren
132 min walk • The Basilica of Our Lady also called Old Cathedral of Tongeren It is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Tongeren, Belgium and the former cathedral of the suppressed diocese of Tongeren.
2.2 miS
Forts and castles
Kasteel van Heks
56 min walk • Heks Castle is a château in the village of Heks in the municipality of Heers, province of Limburg, Belgium.
1.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Rullingen Castle, Borgloon
45 min walk • Rullingen Castle is a castle in Kuttekoven in the municipality of Borgloon, province of Limburg, Belgium. Its situation in the valley of the Herk is very scenic. The first recorded lord of Rullingen was Eggebert van Ruelingen, a vassal of Arnold II, Count of Loon.
3.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Heers Castle, Heers
93 min walk • Heers Castle is a castle in Heers, Province of Limburg, Belgium. It was built in the 13th century. Of its many owners, among the most notorious was Raes van Heers, who was defeated and driven into exile by Charles the Bold at the Battle of Brustem in 1467.
3.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Donnea Castle
87 min walk • Donnea Castle is a castle in the village Guigoven, municipality of Kortessem, eastern Belgium. The main building was built in 1801–1802.
5.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Hamal Castle, Tongeren
148 min walk • Hamal Castle is a castle in Rutten near Tongeren in the province of Limburg, Belgium, once the centre of the small independent lordship of Rutten. The castle was first mentioned in 1214. The current castle dates from the late 18th century.
2.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Gors Castle
67 min walk • Gors Castle is a 19th-century country house, in Gors-Opleeuw in the municipality of Borgloon, province of Limburg, Belgium. The original structure was a house of the 17th century, which was almost entirely rebuilt in the 1820s in a Neo-Classical style.
~1770 ftNW
50°48'8"N • 5°20'35"E
Openluchttheater Klappoel, Borgloon
9 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.4 miS
Museum
Reading between the lines, Borgloon
11 min walk • Reading between the lines, also called the transparent church of Looz, is an installation in Looz dating from 2011 designed by the architectural duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh.
5.1 miE
50°46'49"N • 5°27'50"E
Stadhuis, Tongeren
132 min walk • City hall