page_title: Sint-Agatha-Rode
section_title: Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Sint-Agatha-Rode / Attractions
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Luchtfoto van de omgeving rond de Sint-Agathakerk in Sint-Agatha-Rode, België
context_page_description: Sint-Agatha-Rode, named after the third-century Christian martyr Saint Agatha of Sicily, is a Dutch-speaking village in Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and lies within the district of the town of Huldenberg. Historically Sint-Agatha-Rode was an independent municipality until the merger of Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it was joined to the town of Huldenberg.
  Sint-Agatha-Rode is located east of the town centre of Huldenberg, in the hills between the valleys of the river Dijle which is the eastern boundary of the Huldenberg district and the river Laan which is the western boundary. North of the town center of Sint Agatha-Rode the Laan joins the Dyle. The eastern boundary of the village is the language barrier with the Walloon villages of Nethen and Pecrot and to the south is the Flemish village of Ottenburg. Sint-Agatha-Rode has developed from being an agricultural village to become a rural residential town.
context_section_description: The village of St. Agatha-Rode was designated a protected village (beschermd dorpsgezicht) in 1979.
  The Gothic Church of Saint Agatha was founded in the 13th century. It has been rebuilt many times – in 1578, for example, it was burnt by religious extremists. The present building was rebuilt and restored in the early 17th century and is made from white Gobertange stone. The church tower is also in early Gothic style with a chiming clock built by the Namur clockmaker Lion in 1738 and which was restored in 1993. Many of the stained glass windows were blown out when the nearby Dijle bridge was blown up during the Second World War and were replaced about 1950. The church and the cemetery wall were designated as protected buildings in 1979.
  In front of the church there is a plane tree that was planted at the time of the Belgian independence in 1830 is called the Liberty Tree (Vrijheidsboom). The tree was also designated as a protected monument in 1979.
  The parsonage (pastorie) dates from the late 18th century and was designated as a protected monument in 1993.
  The estates of the Hinnemeure and Celongae farms in Neerijse were designated as protected areas (beschermd dorpsgezicht) in 1996. Part of these estates lie within the territory of Sint-Agatha-Rode.
  There are two châteaus in village. The date of construction of the old château is unknown but Maximilien-Emmanuel d’Overschie Baron of Neerijse owned it in the 18th century. When it was restored in 1788 the château had a classical U-shape a courtyard with French gardens, horse stables and accommodation for staff. The new château of Sint Agatha Rode was built in 1909 on the same estate as the old château. The new château was designed in eclectic style by the Pierard brothers from Charleroi and the walls were made of reinforced concrete.
caption: Aerial view of the area round the church of Sint-Agatha-Rode
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