The White or Small Castle. Around 1835, just after the birth of Belgium, ‘t Wit Kasteeltje was built on ground of Heppen, locally called the ‘Plakke’, right next to the redoubt pond where the presbystery later came. The State Archives of Hasselt has a military staff map from 1850 on…
The Châlet d’Asdonck is the name of a country house located on the Immert in Heppen, a part of the Belgian municipality of Leopoldsburg. Another name for this area is the ‘Asdonkerheide’. The building dates from around 1900 and is located at the corner of the Olmenseweg and the Kanaalstraat….
On the place where there is the old presbytery, stood before 1600 the ‘Schans’ (=entrenchment), a water give shelter to wandering robber gangs. A small house, with a drawbridge was located on the site of the entrance gate of the presbytery. The first provost, the Rev. Vanmuysen was assigned this…
In 1846 the first stone of the new church of Heppen, which was devoted to the Saint Blasius, was laid. It just took one year to complete the church, but in 1861 the building already needed to be thoroughly strengthened. Because of the quick population growth, the church became to…
On the spot where the old chapel of Heppen used to be, the Town Hall, also used as classroom, was build between 1854 and 1856. The pump, at the right of the building, is dated 1856. The Town Hall was completely rebuild and beautified and is now serving as extracurricular…
