Hogenheuvelcollege (High Hill College)
The house was built in the 15th century by Golin van 't Sestich, husband of Katharina van Vlaenderen (Catherine of Flanders). The Roman numerals LX, high in the splendid Gothic brick façade, clearly refers to the family name. The Star of David in the gable and a Hebrew inscription on another façade lead us to assume that the inhabitants who had emigrated from Germany were of Jewish origin.
The college was founded in 1683 when the Utrecht student priests of the Hogenheuvelcollege in Cologne were transferred to this house in Leuven. The new college, which was fortuitously located in the highest point of the city, quite appropriately kept its old name.
Today it houses the Faculty of Economics and Applied Economic Sciences.
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Location: Hogenheuvelcollege
Address :
Naamsestraat 75,
3000 Leuven
