The chapel was created from the miraculous healing of Jan Nicolaes Swartenbroekx. Jan Nicolaes Swartenbroekx was on his way on the heath between Helchteren, Hechtel and Coursel. Suddenly he got …

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The recreation resort 't Fonteintje, known to most people as the' Koersels Kapelleke ', has grown around the chapel of Our Lady on the stake and has been known as a place of pilgrimage since 1826. The watchtower is central in this wooded area. When you climb the almost 30-meter-high tower, you look out over the typical Kempen landscape. A very popular destination, also for the recreational hiker.

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Elevation 100 m

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Wednesday 8 April

23°C

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25 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Location: Beringen, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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