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Essen

The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Essen

Essen’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Essen. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 15, 2025

Putse Moer

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The Putse Moer is a swampy area northeast of Putte and west of Kalmthout, partly on Dutch and partly on Belgian territory. A small part belongs to the Kalmthoutse Heide.

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Kalmthoutse Heath Nature Reserve

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The Kalmthoutse Heide is truly one of the oldest and largest nature reserves in Flanders. It is actually a unique part of the large heathland landscape that used to be …

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Stappersven Observation Platform

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New viewing platform to better spot the water birds on the Stappersven.

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Oude Buisse Heide

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The Oude Buisse Heide is a beautiful area for walking, quiet and great chance to spot deer. You may recognize the landscapes in the paintings by Vincent van Gogh, who lived in Zundert.

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De Reeberg Estate

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The 18 meter high Reeberg stands in the middle of the estate. This mountain is already found on maps from 1740. You cross the land area from north to south …

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Pluisven

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One of the most special places on this heath: the pluisven.

Here you can hear countless frogs croaking in the summer. Please note: the path along the fen can be very soggy!

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Millstone Monument in Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide

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With this beacon in the landscape, the Royal Society for Nature and Urban Beauty is a reminder of the late professor Jozef Muls, one of the pioneers in the long …

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De Maatjes Nature Reserve

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The nature reserve is located in the municipalities of Kalmthout and Wuustwezel, on the Dutch border. It is a small reed marsh with surrounding, sometimes wet grasslands and many rows …

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Arboretum Kalmthout

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Arboretum Kalmthout, the botanical paradise from 1856, is a 13.5 hectare green domain. This tree and plant garden has a collection of more than 11,000 plant species from all over the world. Every season you see something new.

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Antitank Ditch 1937 - 1939

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The Antwerp Antitankgracht (also incorrectly called the Antitank Canal) is an artificial watercourse that forms a large quarter circle (from north to east) around the city of Antwerp. The moat …

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Brabantse Wal

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The Brabantse Wal is a sand plateau that extends in the extreme west of the province of North Brabant, from the Belgian border in the south to Steenbergen in the …

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