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Twee Tommen Gallo-Roman Burial Mounds

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Twee Tommen Gallo-Roman Burial Mounds

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Twee Tommen Gallo-Roman Burial Mounds

Name: Twee Tommen Gallo-Roman Burial Mounds
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Location: Gingelom, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. View Over the Farmland loop from Vorsen

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2. Square farmstead 1873 – Snyershoeve loop from Montenaken

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3. Holy Cross Church of Vorsen – View Over the Farmland loop from Vorsen

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February 7, 2023

The 'Twee Tommen' is one of three beautifully maintained locations in Gingelom, South Limburg, where you will find Gallo-Roman burial mounds or tumuli. Accompanied by a small tree, the two burial mounds can be seen from a distance in this beautiful rolling landscape. Together with the 'Drie Tommen', a location with three burial mounds and possibly the further Avernassetom, good for a walk full of history and Haspengouw splendour. The sites are all beautifully maintained, offer an opportunity to rest and contain complementary information with the help of the information boards.

For example, for a walk you can look at 'Hidden Beautiful Gallo-Roman tumuli, starting place Vorsen church' at wandeleninlimburg.be/nl/routes/3378301

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Tumulus is the Roman term for a burial mound built over the cremation grave of a prominent citizen.

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June 8, 2024

It is a protected monument. The tumuli were intended for eternity. In 1979 we were legally protected because they are also valuable for our time and for the future. They remind us of the rich culture of almost 2000 years ago. By taking care of it together, the rich past is preserved for generations to come. The hills in front of you were made by man, in the second century. Under such a hill lay the grave of an inhabitant of one of the many Gallo-Roman farms in the area. We call a Gallo-Roman burial mound a tumulus (Latin, plural: tumuli). There have been hundreds of tumuli throughout Haspengouw. Now there are only fifteen left in our province. Gingelom has six, more than any other municipality in South Limburg. You can visit them all.

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Location: Gingelom, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Twee Tommen Gallo-Roman Burial Mounds

1. View Over the Farmland loop from Vorsen

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