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Belgian Military Camp 1831–1835

Belgian Military Camp 1831–1835

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Belgian Military Camp 1831–1835

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Vlaams Natuurreservaat De Teut

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Location: Zonhoven, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Teut Hill – Bench With a View of De Teut loop from Ten Hout

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2. The Holsteen – Teut Hill loop from Ten Hout

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3. Start of the Rendierjagerspad – Teut Hill loop from Staatstuinwijk

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February 14, 2023

Just after the independence of Belgium, an observation and training camp was built in the landscape you see here. Strategically a good choice because this spur of the Kempen plateau was ideal for defending the newly independent country against the Netherlands. In August 1831, the Belgian troops from here also successfully intervened in the battle of Houthalen. But in 1835 the camp moved again for practical reasons and the camp of Leopoldsburg saw the light of day. Two mounds remained of this camp that you can see. And in 2005, a network of filled postholes was found by Nature and Forest during nature works. You can see from the photo on the information board that the soldiers' quarters were not much: tents and, at best, sod huts. A piece of military history on the moor of the Teut, with a place in the ten-day campaign of August 1831.

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September 14, 2024

In the summer of 2005, a former army camp was discovered here by chance, while cutting the sods of the heath. A whole network of wells was exposed. These were the filled-in post holes of the observation and training camp, established in 1831 by the Belgian Army. For practical reasons, this camp moved to Leopoldsburg (the 'Camp of Beverlo') after only four years, in 1835, where it still lies today.

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Elevation 120 m

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Location: Zonhoven, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Belgian Military Camp 1831–1835

1. Teut Hill – Bench With a View of De Teut loop from Ten Hout

2. The Holsteen – Teut Hill loop from Ten Hout

3. Start of the Rendierjagerspad – Teut Hill loop from Staatstuinwijk

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