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Hoogbrug

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Hoogbrug

Name: Hoogbrug
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Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Grote Markt (Main Market Square), Mechelen – Hoogbrug loop from Mechelen-Nekkerspoel

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2. Brewery Het Anker – View of the Dijle and Fish Market loop from Mechelen

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3. Blick auf Dijle und Fischmarkt – Batteliek loop from Mechelen

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

October 1, 2021

A bridge that has fulfilled its function for more than 800 years.
The Gothic Hoog- or Grootbrug dates from the 13th century.
It has four arches: three connect the high with the low bank of the Beneden-Dijle and the fourth covers the vliet to the IJzerenleen.
Also notice the former toll booth that hangs over the water at the 'Restaurant Madrid' building. The toll booth was also called "the leftover" because it hangs all the way over the river.

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Viviane

November 6, 2022

Striking bridge on the Ijzerleen

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Katrien

June 19, 2021

The Hoogbrug or Grootbrug is the oldest stone bridge in Belgium. It spans the Dyle and connects the IJzerenleen with the Guldenstraat. The bridge is an arch bridge with 4 vaults (of respectively 6, 10, 7 and 5 m long).

Built with sandstone, the 13th-century bridge featured battlements as part of the city's defences. Before the IJzerenleen was vaulted, there was a vliet, which was also bridged by the Hoogbrug. This can still be seen from the last arch, which is angled on the bridge.

toll booth
On the side of the Guldenstraat, next to the bridge, there is a small 15th-century toll house, which the people of Mechelen call the Overschotje.

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1. Grote Markt (Main Market Square), Mechelen – Hoogbrug loop from Mechelen-Nekkerspoel

2. Brewery Het Anker – View of the Dijle and Fish Market loop from Mechelen

3. Blick auf Dijle und Fischmarkt – Batteliek loop from Mechelen

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