The Beerzelberg is a witness hill in the Putse sub-municipality of Beerzel and the highest natural point of the province of Antwerp. The height of the Beerzelberg is 51.60 meters.[1]

In the Tertiary period, the hill was deposited in the Diestian Sea. The sand contained a lot of glauconite, and as the sea level dropped, this glauconite oxidized and formed iron sandstone. In the area, the ordinary sand washed away, leaving the ironstone as a mound.

In the 18th and 19th century, the Beerzelberg was wooded with an open space at the top where 27 lanes led. The forest was cleared at the beginning of the 20th century and the area became overgrown with heather, although old coppice stoves, mainly made of oak, remain. The area subsequently served as a military training area and as a venue for cyclo and motocross competitions before becoming a nature reserve.
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Location: Putte, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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