Editing Rotselaar (section)

==Places of interest==

* The '''[[keep]] "Ter Heide"''', this unique tower is based on a [[Greek cross]] floorplan and was probably built around the year 1350 on order of Gerard vander Heyden, [[Landdrost|Drossard]] of [[Duchy of Brabant|Brabant]], who rose to the [[nobility]] through marriage. The keep, and the moat surrounding it, was meant to stress his prestige. The keep has six floors that are connected by a spiral staircase. The basement floor and the entrance level are roofed with a [[barrel vault]]. The tower was built in [[brick]] on a whitestone base, which is directly in the water. The construction was embellished with [[sandstone]] and [[ironstone]]. The keep has been protected as a [[monument]] since 3 July 1942 and was thoroughly restored in 1948. The keep "Ter Heide" is no longer open to the public.

[[File:Kerk Werchter.jpg|thumb|right|Saint John the Baptist's Church, [[Werchter]]]]

* The '''watermill "Van Doren"''', this [[watermill]] was first mentioned in the 12th century and was repeatedly expanded and restored since the 16th century. All these phases were preserved, so the building offers and overview of its [[archeological]] and industrial past. The water [[turbine]] (1902) has been restored in 1995, since then it generates [[electricity]] (70 kW) once more.
* The '''Sint-Jan-De-Doperkerk''' (Saint John the Baptist's Church) in [[Werchter]], this [[Church (building)|church]] dates back to 1439.
* The '''Sint-Pieterskerk''' (Saint Peter's Church) in Rotselaar, a [[Neo-Gothic]] church in the centre of Rotselaar which was rebuilt in 1846.
* The building of the former '''[[brewery]] Mena'''.