Here we enter the Park Abbey heritage site with a story that began centuries ago in 1129. The Premonstratensians have inhabited the domain since then to this day. The site …

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The Brabant duke Godfrey I the Bearded founded the Premonstratensian abbey (Norbertine) in 1129. This order is still located here. The Aprk Abbey is an architectural ensemble from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Around the abbey are the gatehouses, the water mill (1534), the mighty farm, the tithe barn and water features. The cemetery has grown into the Campo Santo of Leuven University
Source: walking guide Flanders route GR 128

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The abbey of 't Park is located southeast of Leuven in the Molenbeek valley. This historic site, the abbey, the watermill, the outbuildings and the ponds have remained virtually unchanged …

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1. Treinstapper from Sint-Joris-Weert to Leuven

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2. Park Abbey – View of Park Abbey and Ponds loop from Leuven

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3. Park Abbey – Arenberg Castle loop from Great Beguinage

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Location: Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Treinstapper from Sint-Joris-Weert to Leuven

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