Puyenbroeck
| Provinciaal Domein Puyenbroeck | ||||
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.jpg) One of the lakes in Puyenbroeck |
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| place | Wachtebeke | |||
| surface | 233 ha (entire facility) | |||
| Website | puyenbroeck.be | |||
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Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ E
Puyenbroeck ( Provinciaal Domein Puyenbroeck ) is a place and a provincial facility (Provinciaal Domein) in East Flanders in Belgium in the municipality of Wachtebeke . The place named after a small lake became famous for the building of Puyenbroeck Castle. Today, in the area of the former castle complex, next to the buildings, there is the Provinciaal Domein Puyenbroeck leisure and recreation area , which extends over the communities of Wachtebeke, Moerbeke , Lochristi and Lokeren .
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The spelling of Puyenbroeck has changed due to Dutch spelling reforms, so today there are also Puienbroek or Puienbrug . Puyenbroeck is namesake of other places in Belgium, for example the Puienbroeklaan in Brugge . In addition, Puyenbroeck is a Belgian family name ( Van Puyenbroeck ).
The castle park consists of a large pond on which you can go by boat and fish. The facility is a destination for cyclists because of the mini golf courses, playgrounds, gardens and forests. There is also a golf course, a swimming pool with indoor pool, a campsite and an adventure train.
Various events take place on the site every year, for example a techno festival.
