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Jehay Castle, on a beautiful summer afternoon.

Much of the history of the castle was lost during the offensive von Ronstedt because the archives were destroyed in Bastogne.

Places might be inhabited by 1130 to a certain Jehan, which Jehaing or via Jahin degenerated into Jehay.

In 1492 some of Jehanne Sart matched Arnould de Merode. For over two centuries the castle was in possession of the family of Merode and major restoration took place. Around 1550 the castle received its present form (the old foundations and cellars were kept). In 1680 Ferdinand-Maximilien de Merode sold the castle in Ghent-François Vilain van den Steen. In 1978 Count Guy van den Steen (1905-1999) sold the castle to the province of Liège.Depuis the death of Count on 20 December 1999, the province became full owner. This involved the Count (himself a renowned sculptor and archaeologist) wanted to preserve its impressive collection of artefacts and archaeological finds.

The 'checkerboard pattern' towers and facades of white blocks is very exceptional in our regions, but is found sometimes in the region of Sidon in Lebanon. The interior walls are limestone, found often in legotique. The general style of the castle is Renaissance.

Others used the castle museum for about 22,000 archaeological finds. The visit of the Interior (ao piano from 1780 and a mass of works of art) is worth. The castle is located near the ancient Roman road Tongeren, which explains the Roman ruins.