Alden Biesen Castle

Alden Biesen is a 16th-century fort in Belgium, positioned in the small village of Rijkhoven inside the municipality of Bilzen inside the province of Limburg. The castle is used nowadays as a cultural centre and convention centre. Festivals inclusive of the Scottish weekend or the International Story Festival are held there. In addition, "European Classes" take place, meant to foster worldwide learning and collaboration among students. The first ever RSPBA Major Pipe Band Championship held out of doors the UK was the European Pipe Band Championships held there in September 2003. In addition to the moated fort, the complex includes a church and gardens.

The knights of the Teutonic Order founded the Landcommanderij Alden Biesen within the 11th century, however the cutting-edge homes had been constructed between the sixteenth and 18th centuries. It turned into the headquarters of a bailiwick or province of the Teutonic Order within the area of the Maas and Rhine. On 8 March 1971 the building burnt down and turned into acquired by means of the government and restored.