オレンの天然記念物・トップ20

水の質の良さは生物多様性に不可欠です。そのため、栄養豊富な土壌層を耕さないことが重要です。そうしないと水が濁り、藻類などの特定の植物が繁茂します。藻類は夜間に多くの酸素を消費するため、池の生き物にとって困難な状況になります。この特別な生息地を保護するため、通りすがりの人は水を邪魔しないようにしてください。 (現地の案内板より)

Many captivating stories have been written about this well (not just any well). The first probably dates back to 1571, when Lieske Coolbonders committed suicide by drowning herself in the well while the devil himself was pursuing her. Lieske was the illegitimate daughter of Katrien Coolbonders, who was raped by a Spanish nobleman. The nobleman was murdered by Katrien's husband. The body was first dumped in the Devil's Well. Later, it was buried somewhere nearby. (Efkesweg.be)

Viewed from above, with a little imagination, the Kempen Ridge's relief can be seen as if a giant were sleeping beneath the landscape. Because of the vegetation on the sand dunes, they no longer move, and the giant's slumber is not disturbed. In 2018, Gijs Van Vaerenbergh's artwork, "A Giant Sculpture," was unveiled. It was placed on the 30-meter-high summit of the Hoge Mouw sand dune. (Efkesweg.be)

A beautiful bridge over the Grote Nete river, not far from Merode Castle. You must cross the bridge to continue along the Grote Nete.

In a thunderstorm, it is best not to touch it, a lightning strike can be dangerous. Inside it is a Faraday cage and you are safe, but what if you touch the corten steel at the moment that lightning strikes? Still, stay away from this beautiful work of art in a thunderstorm!?

bridge over the large Nete, over which the path between Westerlo and Bergom runs.

Fun to spin the wheel here and listen to the story around this mysterious pool...

A special one... you must see it