Kasteel Zuidewijn has a rich history of habitation, with the same family inhabiting the castle almost continuously since the fifteenth century.

The original castle, owned by Jan van Strijen, among others, dates from the thirteenth century. In 1421, the castle was hit by the Sint Elisabethflood, when the dikes breached and the land flooded with sea water from the west and river water from the east. The Van Wijnvliet family, then residents of Zuidewijn, moved to a "stone camer," and the name "Zuidewijn" moved with them.

Van der Merwede family played a crucial role in the gesch...

Kasteel Zuidewijn has a rich history of habitation, with the same family inhabiting the castle almost continuously since the fifteenth century.

The original castle, owned by Jan van Strijen, among others, dates from the thirteenth century. In 1421, the castle was hit by the Sint Elisabethflood, when the dikes breached and the land flooded with sea water from the west and river water from the east. The Van Wijnvliet family, then residents of Zuidewijn, moved to a "stone camer," and the name "Zuidewijn" moved with them.

Van der Merwede family played a crucial role in the history of the castle. In 1432, Dirk van Merwede obtained the castle, and it remained in the possession of the Van Merwede family until the end of the eighteenth century. After marrying into the De Roy family, the castle came into their possession by inheritance. The family is known as the Roy van Zuydewijn. In fact, the castle name was added to their family name. In 2019, the castle went up for sale.

In terms of architecture, the oldest part of the current castle, a protruding center section with a left side wing with a stepped gable at right angles to it, has its origins at the end of the sixteenth century. In the seventeenth century, the right wing was added, followed by further extensions during the eighteenth century.

The building is not open for viewing. It is located within the West Langstraat nature preserve.