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National Park Visitor Center

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National Park Visitor Center

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Location: Maasmechelen, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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December 16, 2025

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Information, reception, and of course, Limburg products, including many with fruit, and Kompel's range of miner's beers and all sorts of gin. Don't drink before climbing the slag heaps.

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Anneke B.

January 1, 2023

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This building is one of the entrances to the Hoge Kempen national car park. There are toilets and catering facilities here. You can also go here for walking and cycling maps

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Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

August 24, 2022

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The starting point for your visit to the Hoge Kempen National Park. Including catering, toilets, information point and playground.

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