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A walk that makes you long for the colours of spring🤩...

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Behind Kwabeek Castle stands a huge, beautifully developed multi-stemmed plane tree. With a trunk circumference of approximately 10 meters, it is among the thickest trees in Flanders. The tree is believed to have been planted in 1810, but at that time, not one but five trees were planted in the same planting hole. This is called clustering, and it is a planting technique often used in park landscaping to quickly achieve the effect of thick trees. Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Clustering of five plane trees at Kwabeek Castle, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/133263

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After the gruesome murder of the last owner, Baroness Thérèse Ernst de Bunswyck, the municipality purchased part of the estate, including the castle, which now serves as Boutersem's town hall. Other lots went to different owners, so the heritage's unity is somewhat lost, with several buildings besides the castle itself. However, there's much more than meets the eye.

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The castle's core dates back to 1718, was modified several times during the 19th century, and eclectically renovated after 1922; the castle and its outbuildings are surrounded by a 16.5-hectare park, originally a high courtyard with a watermill and mill pond; a classic 18th-century valley floor site, redeveloped in an early landscape style around 1830-1835; redeveloped around 1900 in a late landscape style; municipally owned since 1980; ice and vegetable cellars, numerous old trees. Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Kwabeek Castle Estate, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/41588

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After the gruesome murder of the last owner, Baroness Thérèse Ernst de Bunswyck, the municipality purchased part of the estate, including the castle, which now serves as Boutersem's town hall. Other lots went to different owners, so the heritage's unity is somewhat lost, with several buildings besides the castle itself. However, there's much more than meets the eye.

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The castle's core dates back to 1718, modified several times during the 19th century, and eclectically renovated after 1922; the castle and its outbuildings are surrounded by a 16.5-hectare park, originally a high courtyard with a watermill and mill pond; a classic 18th-century valley floor site, redeveloped in an early landscape style around 1830-1835; redeveloped around 1900 in a late landscape style; municipally owned since 1980; ice and vegetable cellars, numerous old trees. Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Kwabeek Castle Estate, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/41588

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The inn appears to be part of the surrounding walls and is clearly part of the estate, so that means history. As is often the case with this type of inn, this is the former forester's cottage. These foresters weren't just responsible for watching over the hunting grounds; they also managed the castle's vegetable and fruit garden. All this and much more, including information about the house's residents, can be read on a somewhat dated but large and well-maintained sign near the inn's parking lot. There's a photo of it, so those who are truly interested can zoom in.

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Hazenberg is often mentioned in the same breath as Blauwschuurbroek and Molensteen, respectively dry grassland (Hazenberg), a hay meadow, and a spring forest. More information can be found at https://www.natuurpunt.be/natuurgebieden/hazeberg-molensteen-blauwschuurbroek

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Past the bench and hawthorn tree, a large section of cobblestone path has just been filled in. I suspect this will eventually be included on maps as accessible for walkers and cyclists.

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Until the end of 2024, Hazenberg was a limited, sloping, dry grassland, the remnant of a former common meadow, with special species such as centaury, betony, brown burnet, small burnet, star-of-the-mortgage and small copper, brown wood, cowfinches, blues, swallowtails, and also badgers. Since the end of 2024, this area has been expanded with a series of adjacent slopes on the Haspengouw plateau of Beauvechain. Hazenberg is located on the border of Flanders and Wallonia, but also on the border between the Haspengouw Loam Plateau and Hageland. Here, a dry, structurally rich and species-rich grassland with wastes is being developed on a series of sloping plots. Forest expansion is taking place adjacent to the sunken roads and the existing woodlands. Source: https://www.natuurpunt.be/natuurgebieden/hazeberg-molensteen-blauwschuurbroek

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This area is known to some nature lovers for its many species of waxcaps. You can find them from around late October to November. And here too, I'd like to refer you to nature guide Ernst Gülcher: https://opstapinhetlandvandedijleendedemer.home.blog/2019/11/18/de-hazenberg-in-opvelp-bierbeek-op-zoek-naar-de-wasplaatjes/

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I could easily walk through the small valley (or dale) with the two horses in my wake. The wooden gate has a rotating shutter. There are no signs with instructions or explanations, nor are there any prohibition signs. I could also walk to the end, where the barrier consisted of two larger, old metal gates with some wire that you can easily open and close. For the horses' safety, I think it's better to enter and exit through the gate.

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I quote the regional expert with what I consider the best blog and texts (and I agree with his comments about the rear of the building): "Built just outside the village, Berkenhof was part of the 112-hectare estate of the Van Daele College of the University of Leuven at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1806, it was sold to the Van de Velde family from Brussels, and generations of mayors subsequently governed their village from here. The farm stood in a very dilapidated state for a long time, but has now been restored and has been a protected monument since 2000. Viewed from Opvelp, it is fantastically respectable, and the statues in the foreground are particularly impressive. But I find it a shame that the owner was allowed to build an extension with large windows and terraces in the former granary at the rear, disrupting the harmony with the old surroundings. And you can clearly see that rear from a distance as far away as the top of the Hazenberg. I also find it a shame that the long side on the inside of the courtyard, opposite the front gate, was built as a A contemporary element that doesn't fit the past at all. Perhaps this was done for economic reasons or by an architect with a flair for contrast, but as a heritage monument, I find the building significantly damaged (in heritage terms, this is mercilessly called "mutilated"). This paves the way for other owners, as well as for the heritage services, to not take the strict status of "protection as a monument" too seriously. More: https://www.facebook.com/groups/natuurpuntoostbrabant/posts/10168272899801337/

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This chapel stands on the grounds of the Berkenhof, although it's separated from it by a fence. The chapel was built in 1903. The location is interesting. If you look over the Berkenhof estate fence, you can see signs of a patch of damp ground. We're also at the beginning of the road to Hazenberg and other slopes/mountains. And if you now walk a few dozen meters (back) towards the village, you'll see for the first time a small stream emerging from a covered area. This is the beginning of the Velpe, a tributary of the Demer that flows into Zelk (border of Halen and Zelem) near the grounds of the former Carthusian monastery. For me, the location of this chapel is practically the source of the Velpe. One more thing about the source of the Velpe: there are actually three small nature reserves nearby. Besides Hazenberg, these are Blauwschuurbroek and Molensteen, respectively wet grassland and (partly) ancient spring forest. https://www.natuurpunt.be/natuurgebieden/hazeberg-molensteen-blauwschuurbroek

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Feel free to stroll a bit under the gate. There's a bulletin board attached for you with the history of the building and estate in a few bullet points. See the photos.

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A semi-enclosed square farm first mentioned in the 16th century, it was extensively renovated during the second half of the 18th century and at the end of the 19th century. This semi-enclosed square farm, named after one of its previous owners, was first mentioned as a fief of the lords of Opvelp. Since at least 1515, the farm "op die plaetse," along with approximately twenty acres of land held in fief or rent from the lord, was owned by the prominent Everaerts family, who served as mayor and steward of the lord of the village for successive generations. In 1648, the Leuven Jesuit college acquired from the Everaerts heirs "the leasehold farm in Opvelp with its houses, barns, stables, dovecotes, courtyard, orchards, land, meadows, woods, and woods (ponds), totaling approximately forty acres...". Regarding the distribution of this moderately sized acreage, we only know that the approximately 1.5-hectare orchard was located behind the farm. The two ponds were located in the hamlet of Molenstede. In 1761, as evidenced by the façade anchors, the Jesuits had the farm extensively renovated. When the order was abolished by Pope Clement XIV in 1773, all Jesuit possessions were confiscated by the Austrian government and subsequently put up for public sale. In 1782, the farm in Opvelp came into the possession of Josse Leplat, professor of both law at the University of Leuven and known there as the leader of the Josephist professors and a staunch Jansenist. Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Jezuïetenhof Farm, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/41556

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The somewhat dilapidated building was being restored at the time; apparently, it has been sold to a private owner. It's also a beautiful view from the churchyard (where the door to the building is locked). According to the workers, the stucco ceilings are still in place (see below). The rectory at the Parish Church of St. Anthony Abbot in Opvelp is a classicist building from the late 18th century. An iron gate between limestone pilasters connects the churchyard to the rectory. This undated, brick and limestone rectory, probably built around 1780, is designed as a double house with two stories under a gable roof and a central dormer. As is customary, the side walls, except for two small attic windows, are blind and finished with eaves, braiding, and shoulder pieces. As in the church, which was rebuilt at almost the same time, a cornice at the level of the sills reinforces the horizontal effect. The floor plan is simple: a central aisle with two rooms adjoining each side. The front rooms display meticulous Louis XV stucco decoration: a paneled ceiling with characteristic rocaille motifs in the corners, a surrounding cornice, and rather sculptural chimney breasts raised with rocailles and drapery. An oak staircase with turned balusters and a newel decorated with volute and regency motifs leads to the upper floor via a landing. Against the west facade is a single-story outbuilding with a gable roof, which serves as a kitchen, among other things. Although the partially renovated, blind street facade is misleading, it is an older construction, as evidenced by the cladding and the presence of wide, currently bricked-up, basket-arch openings from the former coach house. Behind the presbytery is a small courtyard garden with a Lourdes grotto, enclosed by an iron gate and a low brick wall. Paesmans G. 2000: Rectory of St. Anthony Abbot Parish [online], https://id.erfgoed.net/teksten/147894

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On the bench, you'll find a QR code that takes you to a Heritage Inventory page with the information below. If you sit on the bench and look up, you won't see a lime tree, but oaks. In windy weather, it's best not to look up too much during this time of year, as the acorns are falling. The historic lime tree is on the other side of the intersection. And this is what the QR code on the bench, and therefore the Heritage Inventory, says: "At the intersection of three unpaved field roads, Aarschotsestraat, Molensteenstraat, and Velpestraat, stands an imposing lime tree. This intersection is already present on the Ferraris' 18th-century Cabinet Map. On the topographic maps of 1904 and 1939, an 'Arbre' (a small tree) is mentioned at the intersection. At the end of the 20th century, a wayside cross is indicated here on the topographic map." Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Crossroads Lime Tree, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/307548

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Area is not accessible...

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very nice walk between forest and farmers fields

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