Genoels-Elderen is the smallest municipality of Riemst. Initially the settlement lay to the Roman military roads Tongeren-Cologne and Tongeren-Nijmegen. The name Genoels would be from its first Lord, Godenoel of Elderen, who lived from 1265 up to 1305. As an agriculture village, Genoels-Elderen is especially renowned for its fruit cultivation. The castle of Genoels-Elderen. The first castle of Genoels-Elderen was built in the 13th century, for Godenoel of Elderen, but in 1407 it was burned to the ground by the people of Tongeren. In the 18th century a second version was destroyed by the French. The current classicistic construction was built in 1859 for the Earl the Borchgrave. The U form complex has a central corridor, a triangular fronton and a roof which is covered in Ardense slate. Along the side of the tree alley there is a castle wall. The French garden, with an 18th century tree alley in a cathedral form, is inspired by those of Versailles. There are also a pond and grass terraces that lie in line before the castle. At the right-hand side of the main building lies a large Haspengouwse square farm. Its original massive entrance gate has been closed and has been replaced by a door in the barn. Both the farm and the castle have been painted in white. Roman tumulus. Behind the castle lies the Kiezelingenbos (Pebble Forest), covering a surface of 4ha. In it lies a Roman tumulus, which probably dates to the first century. To the front of the castle lies a larger forest. There, in addition to the Saint Joseph Chapel, were also the so-called “Kelderkes”; twelve fountains, which were connected to the pond by means of lead pipes that had several meter high water spouts which were created by the help of gravity.