Terlinden Castle is a beautiful but dim building. Its impenetrable walls make you feel a bit anxious. And when you learn the nickname, which is firmly attached to the castle, the fear even intensifies. This building on a small square island in the middle of the lake is called «the Great Curse».

Terlinden Castle keeps many mysteries, even though long ago this place was occupied by a common farm. Owners changed, the mansion was enlarged, a greenhouse, a stable, and a small pasture appeared. Parallelly with the size of the castle, a moat around it was also enlarged. Today, the complex covers an area of 11 hectares. It seems that the castle is settled on an island in the middle of the lake. It is connected with the «land» by two bridges: a big and a smaller one. The castle's interior is much dimmer than its exterior. During its history Terlinden Castle was owned by many people – each of the owners equipped the house as they wanted. It is well-maintained, and neat inside, but there is nothing surprising there. It is much more pleasant to wander across the forests which surround the castle. One of the entertainments that are especially loved by tourists, is feeding the numerous ducks. They occupy almost the entire pond, quacking merrily.

Terlinden Castle would have been a common construction of the 18th century, if not for a story that gave it the nickname «the Great Curse». In the 18th century, a priest, Pasquier Quesnel, lived in the castle and wrote a book called Motif de droit du pѐre Quesnel. He had lived there until the inquisition came as he was not a common priest but a Jansenist. Jansenism was considered heresy at that time, and those who preached it were supposed to be heretics and were anathematized. Pasquier Quesnel was convicted, but he managed to escape. When people found out that a heretic lived in the castle, they were afraid that they would be cursed, and called the building «the Great Curse».