In addition to Meersland, there are also poplar forests that were planted for the match factory in the city. Part of it has been cut down to restore the natural environment (reed beds and wet bushes).

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April 20, 2025

The Mark (French: Marcq) is a tributary of the Dender that rises in the forest area of the Bois de Silly and the Bois d'Enghien on the border between the Hainaut municipalities of Opzullik and Edingen. The Mark then flows through the Flemish Brabant municipalities of Herne and Galmaarden and the East Flemish Viane (Geraardsbergen) to flow into the Dender in the Hainaut Twee-Akren (Lessen). The name Mark also indicates that the river flows through an old border area (Gothic marka means: a border, a limit). The village of Mark near Edingen is also named after the river. Part of the Mark valley is a protected nature reserve (Rietbeemd) and Natura 2000 area.

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