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역사 이 예배당은 1626년에 세워졌습니다. 당시 이 지역은 페스트 전염병으로 시달리고 있었습니다. 전설에 따르면, 약 60명의 Oostmalle 주민들이 질병을 피해 Zalfen의 황무지로 도망쳤다고 합니다. Zalfen 주민인 Adriaan Mattheeusen은 전염병으로 자녀 몇 명을 잃었고, 황무지에 아이들을 묻어야 했으며, 이를 기념하기 위해 예배당을 세웠습니다. 곧 예배당은 장례식 장소로 사용되었고, 사망자들은 옆에 있는 묘지에 묻혔습니다. 예배당은 곧 순례자들의 명소가 되었습니다. 이러한 이유로 1726년에 현재의 모습으로 확장되었습니다 (측면 벽의 윗부분은 소결석으로 날짜가 새겨져 있음). 이 예배당은 Ferraris의 캐비닛 지도(1770-1778)에 삼각형 모양의 황무지 부지에 표시되어 있습니다. 주변에는 나무들이 둘러싸고 있습니다. Vandermaelen의 지도(1846-1854)에는 예배당이 Salphen 도로 남쪽에 삼각형 모양의 숲 부지 한가운데에 위치하고 있습니다. 설명 Salphen의 Sint-Antonius 예배당은 주로 키가 큰 여름 참나무(Quercus robur)로 이루어진 오래된 길인 Salphen 도로 남쪽에 있으며, 키가 큰 나무들(주로 소나무, Pinus sylvestris)로 둘러싸여 있습니다. 이것은 삼면으로 마감된 서쪽 정면과 낮은 직사각형의 성가대석을 가진 벽돌 예배당으로, 지붕에는 지붕탑이 있습니다. 동쪽에는 덧널로 된 어깨 부분 위에 톱니 모양의 박공이 있습니다. 북쪽에는 직사각형 창문과 아치형 문, 그리고 아치형 문이 있습니다. 석고로 마감되고 채색된 내부는 트러스 빔이 있는 목조 골조를 가지고 있습니다. 가구에는 19세기 제단과 성 안토니우스 수도사(15세기 말 또는 16세기 초)의 채색된 목조 조각상이 포함됩니다.

The St. Anthony's Chapel is a chapel in the hamlet of Zalfen, located near Salphen, which is part of the Antwerp municipality of Malle. Nearby Oostmalle was hit by a plague epidemic around 1625. Around 60 sick people reportedly fled to the heath. A certain Adriaan Mattheeusen, who lost three children to the disease, had to bury them on the heath and built a chapel for this purpose. This chapel was soon also used for funeral services, and the deceased were buried in a nearby cemetery. The chapel attracted pilgrims and was therefore expanded in 1726. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Antoniuskapel_(Zalfen)

This single track has been prohibited for cyclists since July 2025 unfortunately 🚳

The Saint Anthony Chapel of Salphen is located south of the Salphen road, an old avenue of predominantly ascending summer oaks (Quercus robur) and is surrounded by ascending trees (mainly Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris). It is an oriented brick chapel with a three-sided closed west facade and a lower rectangular choir under slate saddle roofs (ridge parallel to the street) with roof turret. On the east side there are two stepped gables on shoulder pieces with braiding. On the north side there are rectangular windows and a basket-handle arch door and a basket-handle arch door. The plastered and painted interior has a wooden truss with tie beam. The furniture includes an altar from the 19th century and a painted wooden statue of Saint Anthony Abbot (end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century). The text is provided by: Agency for Immovable Heritage (AOE)

This stone indicates the border between the municipalities of Hoogstraten, Baarle-Hertog and Merksplas.

Here lie the roots of Merksplas. Long before the Irish monks came to our country to convert the Old Belgians, there was a Sacred Forest in this region of Merksplas, called the “Looi”. The elevation between the current Melkerijloop and the Mark also formed a natural fortress for the Romans. The name “Burcht” – Motteburcht – dates from that time. In the early Middle Ages (5th to 10th century), the motte castle was still in use by the Lords of Merksplas.

In the early Middle Ages (5th to 10th century), the motte castle was still in use by the Lords of Merksplas. A motte castle is an earthen mound with a wooden watchtower at the top to spot the enemy (the Normans) as early as possible. The Vikings were then lured into a swamp, the diffuse outflow delta of the Goorloop in the Mark. Pastor-father Van Asten was a man who knew how to tackle things. In 1680 he had major waterworks carried out. In addition to the (now old) fishpond, he also had a pike ditch dug. The level of these water features was regulated with a lock and a tree gutter. This technique is still used today. The rainwater from the public road flows into the ring ditch and the old pond. Via an overflow, the pike ditch is first supplied and then the new fishpond, which in turn discharges the excess water into the Goorloop. Triggered? Want to know more? Click through to https://www.marcblas.be/de-geschiedenis-van-carons-hofke-verteld/5-motteburcht-en-waterwerken

Nice beautiful path