Castle Genhoes

Genhoes Castle with its robust tower has dominated the Geuldal near Oud-Valkenburg in South Limburg for centuries. The history of Genhoes goes back 1000 years, but the current castle originates from the late Middle Ages.

The tower is the eye-catcher of the castle. This largely dates from the middle of the 16th century. In the early years of the Eighty Years' War, the castle suffered major damage. After that, the castle was "raised nutty and opmaeckt" for the sum of 1700 gold guilders.

Between 1785 and 1843, Genhoes belonged to five different countries. In 1785 it passed from Austrian ownership to the Republic. Ten years later the area becomes French, but in 1815 Genhoes belongs to the new Kingdom of the Netherlands. During the Belgian revolt of 1830, this part of Limburg joins the Belgian revolt, and only in 1843 does it definitively belong to the Netherlands