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Our Lady of the Nativity Church Kapellen

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Our Lady of the Nativity Church Kapellen

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    1. Apple Orchard in Bloom – Orchard loop from Kapellen

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    April 27, 2025

    There are already traces of a church on this site in the 16th century. Permission was given in 1876 to build a new church, a neo-Gothic three-aisled church designed by architect Alexander Van Arenbergh.
    Construction of the church started in 1877. This church is sometimes called the “Cathedral of Hageland”. In 1881, the church was destroyed by fire. The burnt-down spire was not renewed. The current blunt roof replaces the spire. The restoration was completed in 1884.
    (Municipality of Glabbeek)

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      June 13, 2024

      Despite the fact that the Church of Our Lady of the Nativity in Kapellen dates from 1881-1882, we found this neo-Gothic church designed by Louis Van Arenbergh quite worthwhile. We couldn't go inside, but there is also a lot in and around the church. For example, there is a memorial plaque from the nineteenth century on the church about the peasant war. The information board is of course there. And how beautiful the somewhat dilapidated parsonage at the back. And the trees next to and above the paths to the church and parsonage. And the older beautiful buildings in the center. Anyone interested in the military past will also find something to their liking, including a beautiful memorial for the victims of the 'great war' and more information about the local victims of a plane crash in Eastern Congo in 1960. In front of the church there is a small parking lot with walking sign where you will also find the Orchard Walk.

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        Location: Glabbeek, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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