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Hoksent Walking Trail – Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

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Hoksent Walking Trail – Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

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Hoksent Walking Trail – Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

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    Location: Hechtel-Eksel, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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    April 23, 2023

    Hoksent is one of the oldest settlements in this area. In the Liber Aureus this place was mentioned as Hoccascaute. The name is said to be derived from hugna (wild boar) and scauta (higher piece of sandy soil in swampy terrain). The Liber Aureus, although written later, mentioned that in 710 this area was given by one Berthilindis, a noble daughter, to Willibrord, who gave it to the Abbey of Echternach in 726. This Abbey still owned a late farm here until the 16th century.
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      December 9, 2021

      Hoksent is a hamlet of Eksel (Hechtel-Eksel) in the Dommel valley.

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        October 12, 2023

        The walking path runs through the field here. Follow the color-coded signposts of the walks because the path is not indicated on Komoot. The path that is walkable according to the Komoot map is private.

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          June 24, 2024

          Hoksent is one of the oldest settlements in this area. In the Liber Aureus this place was mentioned as Hoccascaute. The name is said to be derived from hugna (wild boar) and scauta (higher piece of sandy soil in swampy terrain). The Liber Aureus, although written later, mentioned that in 710 this area was given by one Berthilindis, a noble daughter, to Willibrord, who gave it to the Abbey of Echternach in 726. This Abbey still owned a late farm here until the 16th century. The Hoxenterschans was founded in 1580, which still exists today. The Ferraris map from the 1770s shows the hamlet of Nederhoxendt along the Dommel Valley and the chapel (Clle Nederhoxendt) just to the north.

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