In Zuidelijk Meerdaalwoud runs the valley of the Warandebeek, containing the Warandvijver. An idyllic spot with a picnic bench in the middle of the large forest.

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The Warandevijver pond was built by order of the Duke of Arenberg some 300 years ago. At that time, Meerdaalwoud was the dukes' hunting grounds. A "warande" (warden) often refers to a (closed) hunting area and/or open space where game was kept. It's a lovely picnic bench where I used to picnic with my parents decades ago.

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