신트트루이든‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 천연기념물

헬스호벤의 가장 높은 지점에서 하스펜고우 풍경의 숨막히는 전경을 감상할 수 있습니다. 예술가 Frits Jeuris는 이 지역의 수십 그루의 베어진 과일나무로 독특한 예술 작품을 만들었습니다. "Helsh(ea)ven"은 50년 된 표준 체리나무 90그루로 구성된 목조 예술 작품으로, 2016년 말에 작은 체리 열매를 유발하는 전염성 식물 질병인 체리 페스트 바이러스에 감염되었습니다. 이제 베어진 나무들이 두 번째 생명을 얻습니다. 이 예술 작품은 하스펜고우의 역동적인 풍경을 상징합니다.

With luck, spot a deer?!

Very relaxing, beautiful well-maintained paths.

The Herkenrode Abbey site is an interesting combination of culture, history, nature and an ideal starting point for walks.

Experience the divine feeling of floating here...

Here, at the gallows, you are at the highest point in Helshoven. The artwork 'Helsh(ea)ven' by Frits Jeuris, known to most as the 'floating chapel', invites you to enjoy that landscape and the work itself. It is made from cherry tree wood. At the end of 2016, the 50-year-old high-stemmed trees in Helshoven had to be cut down due to a viral disease, Little Cherry, which causes tasteless cherries. The gallows represents death. Dead trees. And the dead person. And then there are the trees that are given a second life in the artwork, the floating chapel. An end, a beginning, a view, between heaven and Helshoven, inviting reflection, looking and of course what the work is best known for: that strange image of a chapel that seems to float.

The main entrance to the abbey is located to the south of the complex. It is a late Gothic gatehouse, built in 1531 by order of Abbess Mechtildis of Lechy. There are two storeys under two intersecting slate saddle roofs with a spire with a pear-shaped crowning at the intersection, dated 1531 (coat of arms on the rear facade) and restored in 1907 (architect G. Rypens) and 1973. Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Herkenrode Abbey, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/22246

Thanks to various valuable vegetation, hikers will definitely find something to their liking in this nature reserve. But this stream valley is also the perfect place for bird watching. Moreover, from the lookout tower you have a view over a beautiful part of the Herkwinning area. The cross-pollination between natural development and good nature management ensures that this is a diverse and valuable piece of greenery.