In 1953 Father Asteer heard that the Leopoldsburg Dean intended to build a new chapel in ‘het Strooiendorp‘, but nothing had happened until then. Asteer saw an opportunity, he went there and started cutting stones on his own. He got help from the people and together they built the church….
Old postcards of the Church ‘OLV Tenhemelopneming’ and the old post office also regularly mention the home of the first mayor, Vander Elst. You can also find a sign on the building itself that states this. Let’s go back to 1844, when BOURG’s allotment plan is already 2 years old….
The service berths, originally named as the Service de Couchage en Literie, had its base complex along the Hechtelsesteenweg. The basic infrastructure consisted of an L-shaped building containing the central depot and workshops and two buildings on the street side of the Hechtelsesteenweg for the administration. The complex was built in the…
One of the most eye-catching buildings in the village is the railway building, located at the end of the Stationstraat (Stationstreet; until 1878: Chaussée d’Hechtel). The railway station is now a listed monument. Check out the old postcards too
The old Postal Office of Leopoldsburg is a typical part of the mostly methodical constructed garrison town. The original post office was neoclassic. At the start of the 20th century a new construction was build in a neo-traditional style, which is still there. With the Royal Park, the church and…
The first parish church O.-L.-Vrouw Hemelvaart (now the Chapel of the Karmel) was inaugurated in 1843. From the first day on she was too small, but in spite of this she staid in use until 1903. The new military church of Leopoldsburg was inaugurated on June 12 1903. In hardly…
he Mountain-Mill (Bergmolen), mill of ‘t Kamp or mill Bemindt (as the constructor) is a stone -built grain windmill in the Molenstraat , near the present cemetery. The mountain stone mill was built in 1846 by contractor Peter Bemindt -Annemans from Brussels. His clients were mainly the military. Municipal records from 1852…
After a hurricane had destroyed the first parish church on the military domain, a new church was inaugurated in November 1843, just outside the domain.This church was build in a neoclassical style and had place for just 300 persons. This was not nearly enough for the numerous soldiers.In 1906, after…
The Town Hall is build in a typical, 19th century neoclassical style. Mayor Vander Elst laid the first stone on July 22 1856. The triangular fronton that is now decorates the façade of the town hall, used to be arched. The side walls used to be the public library, the…
