De Viron Castle
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| 50°50′52″N 4°15′49″E / 50.8479°N 4.2636°E | |
| Location | Dilbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium |
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| Designer | Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar |
De Viron Castle (Dutch: Kasteel de Viron; French: Château de Viron) is a castle in Dilbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. It has served as the town hall of Dilbeek and offices of the municipality since 1923 and was listed as a protected monument in 1990.[1]
The castle was built in 1863 by Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar, and commissioned by the de Viron family, which settled in Dilbeek in 1775. It was built in Renaissance Revival style on the ruins of a 14th-century fortification which was destroyed in 1862. One of the medieval towers, the Sint-Alenatoren, can still be seen in the park surrounding the current building. It is named after Saint Alena, who lived in Dilbeek.[1] It became the town hall of Dilbeek in 1923, and was protected as a monument in 1990.
