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Wortel-Kolonie

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Wortel-Kolonie

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Wortel-Kolonie

Recommended by 212 hikers out of 218

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Hoogstraten, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Flirting with the border in the Valley of the Merkske

9.38km

02:21

10m

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

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2. Caught between border and green

12.7km

03:12

10m

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

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4.7

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3. Bootjesven – View of large peat bogs. loop from Wortel

4.41km

01:07

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

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VISITFLANDERS

August 30, 2021

At the beginning of the 19th century, the Wortel colony was the first free agricultural colony, which meant that poor families were allowed to live on small farms here. They had their own field that they had to cultivate. It wasn't easy - they had little experience and the soil wasn't very fertile.

In 1870 the Belgian state bought the Wortel colony. They housed male "vagrants" and "beggars" who worked under supervision in the countryside and in workhouses.

Today there are no more "vagrants". The colony has been a protected landscape area since 1999 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021.

Our tip: Get up very early, then you might run into a shy deer!

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LDelagrange

December 8, 2021

Counterpart of Merksplas colony. However, with the big difference that in the past underprivileged families were taken care of here.

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Chris

November 24, 2022

parking and departure walking and cycling routes

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Location: Hoogstraten, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Wortel-Kolonie

1. Flirting with the border in the Valley of the Merkske

2. Caught between border and green

3. Bootjesven – View of large peat bogs. loop from Wortel

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