House Halsaf.

The house Halsaf is mentioned in documents from 1363 and 1380, and may date from the 14th century. It is unknown who was the founder of this castle. In 1380, Mechteld van Gelre, duchess widow of Cleves, transferred the castle to Ernst Momm. After the Momm family, who owned the castle for more than two centuries, it passed into the hands of different owners and families. During the Eighty Years War with Spain, Prince Maurits used the castle as a blockhouse in his State-Spanish Lines against the Spaniards. This castle, which was still a real castle complete with drawbridge in the Middle Ages, is rebuilt in the 18th century to become a country house.
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