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Wortel Prison

Wortel Prison

Highlight • Historical Site

Wortel Prison

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Wortel-kolonie

Location: Hoogstraten, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

September 7, 2021

Cycling

Until 1993, Wortel prison was a vagrant colony. With the abolition of the vagrancy law, the penal institution was used to house convicts. The buildings were converted, better secured and renovated.

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Frank en Nancy 🇧🇪

September 13, 2021

Cycling

The prison on Steenweg op Wortel dates from 1825 and was built as a colony for beggars and vagrants. After the Second World War, the facility evolved into a prison …

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August 20, 2025

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A silent witness to the history of the Wortel Colony. This former prison recalls the strictly regulated living and working conditions of the colony, where the poor and vagrants were housed and forced into labor. Stroll past this historic building and experience the special atmosphere of a place that once shaped the daily lives of many.

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Wortel-Kolonie – Wortel Prison loop from Wortel

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Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Wortel Prison – Wortel-Kolonie loop from Turnhout

35.6km

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Wortel-Kolonie – Wortel Prison loop from Hoogstraten

25.4km

01:34

40m

40m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 20 m

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Location: Hoogstraten, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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