In Holheide, a church village that is part of Overpelt and located near Lommel, you will find the 't Plat nature reserve. There is a parking lot here for walking …

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May 18, 2024

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In Tatau's work, which you can see here and there among the wilder nature, there is something that refers to the Jewish labor camp of Overpelt. During the World War, the Germans indeed had a labor camp here for a short time where Jewish prisoners had to scrape off the top layer of the heathland to be reclaimed to fill a shallow swamp. The camp was located in what is now the 't Plat nature reserve. More in the video below.

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May 29, 2024

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't Plat is a remnant of swampy land in the vicinity of the Holvense stream. The higher areas consisted of heathland and drifting dunes. At the beginning of the seventeenth …

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Location: Overpelt, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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