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Strontpaal (Klaveren Vrouwke) Border Marker

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Strontpaal (Klaveren Vrouwke) Border Marker

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    1. Strontpaal Raaiberg – De Klot Observation Tower loop from Kapellen

    66.6km

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    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    Moderate

    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    April 13, 2022

    This pole would owe its remarkable name to the customs officers who did their job behind this pole. Apparently the stone has a comfortable shape... .
    Geert Schrouwen (born 1897 in St. Willebrord) was a master at disguising himself in order to get contraband across the border. He quietly crossed the border as a wife, nun, pastor and even as a high-ranking soldier. A cunning way to outsmart the border guards.
    This is probably how he got the name 'Klaveren Vrouwke'.

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      June 1, 2022

      This breathes history! + a nice bike path.

      "This border post owes its name to the customs officers who used the border post during the First World War to relieve themselves. It is also the place where on 5 1916 the smuggler Geert Schrauwen, alias “Klaveren Vrouwke”, at the age of 37 age was shot by a soldier-commies."

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        Location: Essen, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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