Hollogne Castle

Hollogne Castle, locally known as Château de Hollogne-sur-Geer, lies in a wooded area, in the fertile Geer valley, in the center of the village of Hollogne-sur-Geer, in the province of Liège in the Wallonia region in Belgium.

I haven't found any information about this castle. The only known fact is that it was destroyed during the war between the Awans and Waroux families, which ravaged the area between 1298 and 1335. If you know more, please share.

What remains of the castle today includes a round corner tower, a rectangular building likely used as stables, and a freestanding wall of another structure. This is based on what I saw during my visit, though the castle grounds were heavily overgrown; in some spots, nettles reached shoulder height.

The tower's foundations might be medieval, but I couldn't see the foundations of the other buildings. The tower and the other structures are probably not medieval; they were likely built sometime between the 17th and 19th centuries.

The entire castle site is surrounded by a moat. Only the northeastern section's moat remains relatively large, while the rest has silted up and is now just a ditch. Historically, it was probably fed by the nearby Geer stream.

The grounds of Hollogne Castle are fenced off, so the site cannot be visited.

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