Kasteel van Lovendegem, Stately home in Lievegem, Belgium.

Kasteel van Lovendegem is a moated red-brick mansion on Kasteeldreef in Lievegem, reached by a stone bridge and a gatehouse flanked by two towers, built in 1888. Its left wing has a steep slate roof, two dormers and round-arched windows, while the taller right block carries a round stair turret and several conical-roofed towers, the tallest at the right rear with stepped gables. The core dates from the 17th and 18th centuries and was altered in eclectic style in 1888; service buildings rebuilt in neo-Gothic style in 1858 stand at right angles, facing the courtyard.

The castle was the seat of the lords of Lovendegem, held by the Van Lovendegem family from the 13th or 14th century. In 1462 the lordship passed to Philip the Good, and Charles V sold the furnishings in 1550-1552 before the estate went to knight Joos Triest. Gillis Dons acquired it in 1700, was made baron in 1716 and took the name Dons de Lovendeghem; his family kept it until the early 21st century. Joos Triest added a northern wing with chapel in the 17th century, Gillis Dons built the right wing and new facade in 1721, and Pieter Van Kerkhove remodelled the castle in 1888.

The castle stayed with the Dons de Lovendeghem family from 1700 until the early 21st century; Gillis Dons was made a baron in 1716 and took the name Dons de Lovendeghem. A small memorial chapel on the grounds marks where Baron Idesbald Dons de Lovendeghem was murdered in 1918.

This is a private residence with limited public access, available mainly during special events or by appointment only. The location at Kasteeldreef 124-130 is best reached by car or on foot from nearby roads.

Baron Idesbald Dons de Lovendeghem was murdered at the castle in 1918, and a small memorial chapel was built on the spot. The family had held Lovendegem since Gillis Dons was raised to baron in 1716 and took the name Dons de Lovendeghem.