Wijnants-Groenendaels Steam Syrup Factory
Wijnants-Groenendaels Steam Syrup Factory
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Wijnants-Groenendaels Steam Syrup Factory
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July 18, 2024
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The story of the steam syrup factory began in 1879. That year, the Wynants family bought land on Stationsstraat in Borgloon, where the syrup factory was established. In those …
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May 26, 2026
February 14, 2025
Hiking
In 1878, Guillaume Wijnants, the son of a fruit merchant, bought land in the Stationsstraat to build his first syrup factory in 1879-1880. In addition to Guillaume Wijnants' factory, a second factory was probably built in 1879 along the Neerlinter-Tongeren fruit railway line, the Wijnants-Groenendaels syrup distillery.
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Elevation 80 m
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