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Beguinage Ponds

Name: Beguinage Ponds
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Location: Hechtel-Eksel, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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2. Bollisenbeek Suspension Bridge – Resterheide Lookout Tower loop from Hechtel

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3. Bollisenbeek Suspension Bridge – Resterheide Lookout Tower loop from Hechtel

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VISITFLANDERS

January 7, 2022

The Begijnen ponds owe their name to their former owners: the nuns of the Agnetendal monastery in Peer. Originally, the sisters created them as fish farming ponds to supply the convent with fish.

The history of these nuns goes back to the 14th century when the Order of Saint Agnes built a convent, later a church and a school. At the end of the 18th century, when the country fell under French rule, the sisters were expelled and their property sold.

The ponds overgrown and over time developed into beautiful lakes in which many animals and plants, some of them rare, feel at home.

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January 20, 2023

In the adjacent Resterheide forest area there are various routes through the valley of the Boliserbeek (tributary of the Dommel), you can also go to the arboretum of Wijchmaal or to the Schuilenswijer nature reserve where the Zwarte Beek and Boliserbeek originate.

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Dominiek Van Dooren

April 22, 2023

Beautiful ponds. A paradise for fishermen and those who love water.

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Elevation 110 m

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

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Beguinage Ponds

1. Resterheide - Blue hiking trail

2. Bollisenbeek Suspension Bridge – Resterheide Lookout Tower loop from Hechtel

3. Bollisenbeek Suspension Bridge – Resterheide Lookout Tower loop from Hechtel

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