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Olmenhof-Harlaz Park

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Location: Herk-De-Stad, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Harlaz Forest – Olmenhof-Harlaz Park loop from Herk-de-Stad

6.56km

01:40

20m

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2. Schulen Church – Tweevoortstraat stairs loop from Herk-de-Stad

19.5km

04:56

40m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Olmenhof-Harlaz Park – Olmenhof Ponds loop from Herk-de-Stad

8.71km

02:13

20m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jan

April 16, 2021

Just outside the city centre you will find the city park Olmenhof-Harlaz. It is a beautiful park in English style and it contains a unique collection of trees, including exotic varieties, grafted onto native rootstock. This beautiful piece of greenery has been protected as a valuable landscape since 1987.

In the park lies castle De Pierpont. This charming castle, in late classicist style, dates from the first half of the 19th century. It was built in 1830 by tree nurseryman Jean Dieudonné Hermans. The building now functions as the town hall. The tourist information office is also located there. The former coach house now serves as a brasserie.

You will also find a beautiful gazebo there. The cast iron building dates from around 1900 and used to be on the playground of the secondary girls' school. When the school wanted to expand, it got in the way. It was donated to the city council and rebuilt in the Olmenhof park. It now mainly has a cultural function. It is occasionally used for concerts. A civil wedding ceremony in the gazebo is also possible.

The park is a real recreational area with a nice playground, a mini golf course, a large fish pond, a small animal park, walking paths and a cozy terrace.

Near the Olmenhof, the Rock Herk festival takes place annually, the oldest alternative rock festival in our country.
(information source: tourismherkdestad)

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Jan

April 16, 2021

Free parking nearby. Beautiful walking and cycling opportunities in the area.
Information tourist office. Catering industry. Children's playground. Public toilet. Picnic areas.

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October 19, 2024

Tree nurseryman Jean Dieudonné Hermans, farmer and municipal receiver of Herk and Berbroek, chose the domain now called Olmenhof and Harlaz to practice his hobby. He tried to make rare and difficult to grow trees thrive here by grafting them onto native rootstocks. This is how his pleasure garden ‘De Concorde’ came into being. The tree nursery was located on the plot between the Olmenhof and the centre. He succeeded in his experiment. Several trees that he planted can still be seen in the park today. Hermans built a small castle in the park between 1810 and 1840, in which he lived. The castle ‘de Pierpont’ now serves as the town hall. The Olmenhof-Harlaz park is fully owned by the municipality and is used as a municipal park with, among other things, a mini golf course and a zoo. It consists of, among other things, ponds, forest, groups of trees and a lawn. The highway from Herk-de-Stad to Sint-Truiden divides the domain into a western part, park Olmenhof, and an eastern part, forest de ‘Harlaz’. The whole is approximately 15 ha in size. The domain ‘Oude boomkwekerij De Pierpont’, as the domain Olmenhof-Harlaz is officially called, was protected as a landscape by Ministerial Decree of 23 March 1987 for reasons of its (natural) scientific, (cultural) historical and aesthetic value.

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Elevation 60 m

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Location: Herk-De-Stad, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Olmenhof-Harlaz Park

1. Harlaz Forest – Olmenhof-Harlaz Park loop from Herk-de-Stad

2. Schulen Church – Tweevoortstraat stairs loop from Herk-de-Stad

3. Olmenhof-Harlaz Park – Olmenhof Ponds loop from Herk-de-Stad

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