The entrance lane of the Norbertine Abbey in Tongerlo is the very last 17th-century Dutch-linden avenue in the Low Countries. The old trees are Dutch lime trees (Tilia x europaea) from the same clonal group. More at inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/130800

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Oldest linden avenue in Europe, planted in 1676

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You reach the abbey via a lime tree avenue that was planted in 1676. The trees have a trunk circumference of 4.5 meters and are 25 meters high. Source: toerismewesterlo.be/abdij-van-tongerlo

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Lime tree avenue

1. Entrance Abbey Tongerlo – Tongerlo Abbey loop from Westerlo

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