Raeren Tower

The Raeren Tower, locally known as Haus Raeren, lies in the town of the same name, just a couple of hundred meters from Raeren Castle, in the Liège province in the Wallonia region in Belgium.

The Raeren Tower was built in the early 15th century as a rectangular moated tower house. Initially, it served as the main seat of a fief that included Raeren Castle. Later, Raeren Castle became a separate neighboring fief.

From 1473 to 1679, the tower was owned by the Schwartzenberg family. It then passed to the Bertolf de Belven family through marriage. The property changed hands several times until 1776, when a member of the Schwartzenberg family repurchased it. They kept it until 1841, when it was sold again. Various owners followed until 1917, when the Blank family bought it.

During the 18th century, the Raeren Tower underwent several modifications: the old, small rectangular windows were replaced with the current segmental-arched windows, and a double-arched stone bridge replaced the original wooden drawbridge.

Today, the Raeren Tower is privately inhabited and is not open to the public. It must be a cool house.

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