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Heks Village
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September 10, 2023
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Witch was first mentioned as Herxe (1174) and has been known as Hex from the 16th century. This municipality in Droog-Haspengouw has as its highest points the wooded Zalenberg (120 …
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May 26, 2024
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The somewhat strange place name was first mentioned in 1174 as Herxe, and then also Hekes (1379) and Hexe (1379). From the 16th century it was spelled Hex, and from 1943 it became Witch. The meaning is not clear. One thinks of a Celtic river name or of the Germanic heg (hedge, fence).
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