Editing Zaventem (section)

== Places of interest ==

=== Church of Saint Martin and Anthony van Dyck's masterpiece ===
[[File:Anthony van Dyck - Saint Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar.jpg|thumb|''[[Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak (van Dyck)|Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak]]'' by [[Anthony van Dyck]] in the Church of Saint Martin]]
The {{ill|Church of Saint Martin (Zaventem)|lt=Church of Saint Martin|nl|Sint-Martinuskerk (Zaventem)}}, named after [[Saint Martin of Tours]], was built in 1567 and has been a protected monument since 1938. Originally, the church was a typical [[basilica]]l church in [[Romanesque architecture]] with three [[naves]], an eastern tower and an [[apse]]. In the 16th century, the church was converted into a [[gothic architecture|Gothic]] building and further enlarged in the 19th century. It contains a 1618 painting of ''[[Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak (van Dyck)|Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak]]'', which was installed in 1621.

=== De Veste Museum of Local History ===
The museum exhibits objects that are mainly loaned from a society for local history. They are primarily old objects that were used in the past, such as weighing instruments, [[threshing]] and transport material, archival pieces regarding local societies, municipal governments and economic activities. In addition, there are artefacts that were used for farming purposes and folkloric instruments of [[craft]]smen and other professions. Furthermore, there are also artefacts relating to the monarchy, the church life, the world wars and [[historiography|historiographical]] accounts and flags of Zaventem. Outside large agricultural instruments are exhibited like [[plough]]s, and [[harvesting]] machines to grub up [[chicory]]. The building of the museum was erected in 1957 as a storage place in the architectural style of a 17th-century house to refer to the houses that used to be in the area during that century. In 1977, the building was fully restored and converted into the local history museum.<ref>[http://www.zaventem.be/gzaventem/faces/public/template.jsp?f=80#Museum_De_Veste Heemkundig Museum "De Veste"], Gemeente Zaventem – Cultuur en Toerisme, retrieved 2014-07-23.</ref>

=== Mariadal Castle ===
The Mariadal Castle in the municipal park was built at the end of the 19th century by the archeologist Baron Emile de Munck. It contains two building layers and seven [[bay (architecture)|bays]], one of which being occupied by the round tower. The roof has several [[dormer]]s. The building has been used for different purposes such as a public secondary school, [[horeca]] businesses, and the offices of the [[Public Centre for Social Welfare]]. In 1988 the complex was renovated and reopened as a cultural community center. The location of the castle used to be the place where the 17th century [[homestead (buildings)|homestead]] ''Hof van Ophem'' stood (and still partially exists). On the terrain used to be a homestead that functioned as a [[fief]] of the [[Duke of Brabant]]. It depended on the old ''ter Meeren'' Castle of the eponymous Lords of Zaventem. Because of various hereditary separations, the homestead went its own way and was sold to noblemen from [[Brussels]] in the 16th century. The domain was reunited in the 17th century.<ref name="vandyck">[http://www.routeyou.com/en/route/view/177654/walking-route/van-dyckpad.nl Van Dyck pad], retrieved 2014-07-23.</ref>

=== House of the Seven Knights ===
The House of the Seven Knights ("Huis der Zeven Ridders") is a building from the 17th century and was the property of the du Bois or vanden Bossche family. It therefore was called the vanden Bossche House (Huize vanden Bossche) and unrightfully the House of the Seven Knights. In 1312, the ruling vander Meerens family from [[Sterrebeek]] acquired a [[fief]] homestead called ''The Seven Fiefs of Wezembeek'' that were sold to Ferdinand van Boisschot in the 17th century. In several charters there is a mentioning of the ''Seven Hereditary Lords of Zaventem'' and the ''Sevenantship of Wesembeeck'' (Seventnantschap van Wesembeeck) who decided on important decisions so they possibly controlled the homestead at some point. It is wrong, however, that the vanden Bossche House is called the House of the Seven Knights considering that the former is a mansion from the 17th century. Because of their multitude of properties the vanden Bossche family was highly regarded amongst the people, which may explain the confusion.<ref name="vandyck" />

=== Stockmans Mill ===
[[File:Woning, eertijds Hof ter Beke.JPG|thumb|House with built heritage status, formerly the ''ter Beke Court'']]
The ''Stockmans Mill'' (Stockmansmolen) is the only [[watermill]] that is left in Zaventem. Its history goes back to the 13th century when during the time of [[Henry III, Duke of Brabant]] the mill was mentioned in an official document of 1249. Around 1450, this mill company belonged to the van der Beke family, which is why it was called the ''ter Beke Mill'', at that time adjacent to the ''ter Beke Court''. The court and the mill were separated in the 16th and 17th century due to a series of inheritances and sales. From 1675 until the beginning of the 19th century, the mill remained the property of the highly esteemed vanden Bossche family. In 1807 the mill was sold to Karel de Velder. When during the [[Belgian Revolution]] of 1830, [[Netherlands|Dutch]] troops were stationed in the fields along the [[Woluwe|Woluwe River]] between Zaventem and [[Sint-Stevens-Woluwe]], [[miller]] Karel de Velder stopped the water from flowing through in order to flood the fields and the Dutch would retreat. The mill subsequently became the property of the Stockmans family after Karel de Velder's granddaughter married Jan Philippe Stockmans, hence the name "Stockmans Mill". The watermill was used to grind the grains, and later it was also used as a [[paper mill]]. Watermills contributed greatly to the early industrialisation of the area. It remained functioning until the mid-20th century but its condition decreased gravely. A private owner bought it and renovated it in the end of the 1980s to convert it into a restaurant and tavern.<ref name="vandyck" /> Stockmansmolen is now a popular burger restaurant.