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Fishing ponds – Old clay extraction pits

Fishing ponds – Old clay extraction pits

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Fishing ponds – Old clay extraction pits

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Location: Merksplas, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

December 26, 2020

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Old clay pits from 1870 - 1900 provided the necessary clay to bake bricks for constructing the necessary buildings. There was even a temporary brick factory on the site of the Colony. Some clay pits have filled up but are still in their original state. Others are filled with waste. Now it is a relaxing location where fishermen can indulge themselves. An oasis of peace in our busy world.

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Elevation 70 m

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Friday 29 May

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49 %

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