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Beguinage Hoogstraten

Beguinage Hoogstraten

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Beguinage Hoogstraten

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Location: Hoogstraten, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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1. From Hoogstraten to Wortel-Kolonie

13.0km

03:17

30m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. 't Withof – The Laermolen Watermill loop from Minderhout

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01:21

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Het Merkske Wooden Bridge – Wortel-Kolonie loop from Hoogstraten

19.0km

04:48

30m

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

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Viviane

August 3, 2025

The Hoogstraten Beguinage consists of 36 houses, a barn and a baroque three-aisled beguinage church, dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist.

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Geoffrey

December 2, 2020

Both the church and the typical beguinages are worth a visit

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Ilse Buitelaar

October 16, 2021

The Hoogstraten beguinage was founded before 1380. In the 16th century it was repeatedly ravaged by fire. During all that time, the court was limited to just a few cottages surrounded by a stone wall in 1534. In 1553 there were a total of fourteen houses on the beguinage. Half a century later there were only two beguines. The 'great heyday' of the beguinage lies between the second half and the end of the 17th century. The number of beguines then rose to 160, so that additional houses had to be built. They also started building a new church. From the second half of the 18th century the number of beguines gradually decreased until in 1972 the last beguine left the beguinage for good.

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Location: Hoogstraten, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Beguinage Hoogstraten

1. From Hoogstraten to Wortel-Kolonie

2. 't Withof – The Laermolen Watermill loop from Minderhout

3. Het Merkske Wooden Bridge – Wortel-Kolonie loop from Hoogstraten

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