Ottenburg

Otten Castle is a village in the Flemish part of Belgium in the province of Flemish Brabant and is situated near the internal Belgian French-Dutch language border. Otten castle is a borough of Huldenberg.

Landscape

The landscape around the castle Otten is characterized by slight elevations with fields and pastures. There are also forested areas. The varied landscape makes the area around the castle Otten very interesting for hikers and cyclists.

Attractions

Otten castle is a rural village and has some, partly under monumental protection, farms. In addition, is still the Sint- Nicolaas to mention with walled cemetery. Furthermore, it must be the area ' de Tomme ' called, which is a landscaped man-made hill and today is a protected area with archaeological importance. This hill is 120 m long, 25 m wide and more than 3 m high and has by no means given up all its secrets. The exact age of this monument or who built it for any purpose is still unknown.

Well-known residents

In Ottenburg lived during his youth Paul Splingaerd, the Mandarin in China later.

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• Place in the province of Flemish Brabant
• Huldenberg