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Hemmekes Picnic Area and Play Boat
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Hemmekes Picnic Area and Play Boat
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Dominiek Van Dooren
March 10, 2024
Hiking
It is a good place to stay here in the Hemmekes. A great place for a short stop with a picnic. How about a nice juicy pear? In September you can pick them straight from the trees here. The pear trees were planted here as a reference to the story of De Witte and his father's pear tree. And of course also because pear trees are beautiful, the blossom attracts all kinds of insects and pears are simply very tasty!
(Information brochure walk With de Witte through Zichem)
(Information brochure walk With de Witte through Zichem)
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Jan
June 7, 2021
Hiking
The grassland with picnic benches is called Hemmekes. Derived from the Old Dutch word 'ham' which means hollow of the knee. As a place name, the word 'ham' indicates a meadow that lies in the hollow of the knee/meander of a river. The Hemmekes are located in the bend of the Oude Demer.
(source: VLM and the city of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem.)
(source: VLM and the city of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem.)
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Viviane
June 27, 2022
Hiking
Here you can have a quiet picnic and there is a playground for the kids.
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