Bouillon Castle

Bouillon Castle (French: Château de Bouillon, pronounced [ʃato də bujɔ̃]) is a medieval castle located in Wallonia in the town of Bouillon in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

Bouillon Castle
Château de Bouillon
Belgium
The Castle, above the modern town of Bouillon
Bouillon Castle
Coordinates	49.7927°N 5.0653°E / 49.7927; 5.0653
Type	Castle
Site information
Open to the public	Yes

Although it was mentioned first in 988,^[1] there had been a castle on the same site for a much longer time. The castle is situated on a rocky spur of land within a sharp bend of the Semois River.

In 1082, Bouillon Castle was inherited by Godfrey of Bouillon, who sold it to Otbert, Bishop of Liège in order to finance the First Crusade. The castle was later fitted for heavy artillery by Vauban, Louis XIV's military architect in the late 17th century.

See also

• List of castles in Belgium

References

1. "Bouillon". Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine At castles.org.

External links

• Tourist office of Bouillon

• Deville: Bouillon. In Louis Deville (edit): Les plus belles villes de Belgique. Bruxelles: Reader's Digest. 1985. 16–19. pp. ISBN 2-87101-003-X
• Matthys: André Matthys: Bouillon. In Valérie Dejardin (edit) – Julien Maquet (edit): Le patrimoine militaire de Wallonie. Namur: Institut du Patrimoine wallon. 2007. 84–89. pp. ISBN 978-2-930466-20-0

49°47′34.5″N 5°03′56.5″E