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- LeopoldMarch 21, 2025
A sunny day announces itself, Maaseik rubs up against a bend in the Maas like a purring tomcat, lazy and haughty!
We walk along the river to Aldeneik. As early as the blessed year 750 there is mention of a monastery, built by a Frankish nobleman and named after their daughters, Herlindes and Relindis
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- LeopoldMarch 13, 2025
If you have seen the Kempen.... sings Vaneste, but there is a lot of Kempen... very much!!
In Brabant for example are the eight beatitudes, a collection of villages (Vessem, Knegsel, Wintelre...). They are small-scale hamlets in the middle of fields, heathland and fens. Where the name "beatitude" comes
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- LeopoldFebruary 5, 2025
The young Belgium needed military defense against Dutch invasions. Leopold 1 decided to set up a camp on the heath of Beverlo. Thatched soldiers' huts were built and utilities were installed (bakery, brewery, canal, railway). Later, a small palace for the king and a modern hospital were built. The royal
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- LeopoldJanuary 22, 2025
Turnhout, worth a visit, but today an icy breeze blows through the streets. The large market square is free of people.
We start our tour at the beautifully renovated station in neo-renaissance style. Solid brickwork can be found in various places in the city. The water tower is equally striking. It was
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Weckx Andre went for a hike.
February 11, 2025
05:18
27.2km
5.1km/h
180m
180m
Leopold and others went for a hike.
February 11, 2025
05:11
27.0km
5.2km/h
100m
110m
Weckx Andre went for a hike.
December 17, 2024
03:02
14.9km
4.9km/h
190m
190m
Diest has traditionally been a garrison town. Due to its strategic location, it was frequently besieged and occupied in the Middle Ages. Fortified walls were built and then demolished. The population had a hard time. The iron sandstone that was mined in the region was used as a building material. The
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