Kasteel Van Moorsele

Wevelgem, Belgium, Belgium

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Kasteel van Moorsele is a historic castle in the village of Moorsele, part of the municipality of Wevelgem in West Flanders, Belgium, located at Sint-Maartensplein 14.

The original lordships of Moorsele and Ter Gracht were united in 1323, and between 1418 and 1423 a new castle was built on the site of an older structure by Guidolph (Geldolf) Van der Gracht, chamberlain to Philip the Good; this castle became the seat of the combined lordships.

The oldest surviving part is a square medieval donjon (keep) dating from around 1420, with a barrel-vaulted cellar and later 18th-century modifications on the upper floors, while the main residential wing is a red-brick building from 1779, and the estate also includes a small St. Godelieve chapel near the gate that predates 1788, a coach house, and other outbuildings. 

The castle was heavily damaged during the Second World War in 1940 and was restored in 1966 by architect Jacques Viérin, preserving the medieval core and adapting the building for modern use; the site is protected as a monument and is in private ownership, so the castle and its grounds are not open to tourists, though the exterior can be viewed from the Sint-Maartensplein.