Walking in the Merkske Valley

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   Colonies of Benevolence

   0 · Heritage
   The Colonies of Benevolence are seven building complexes of former Dutch and Belgian colonies, …
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   Head guard's house and teacher's residences

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   Originally detached single houses of three bays and two storeys under a cantilevered gable roof …
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   Colony Carrot

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   The domain of the State Benevolence Colony of Wortel, a unique and intact example of the …

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   Colony Carrot

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   Since the Vagrancy Act was abolished in 1993, things have changed in the colonies. Today, the …

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   Barracks

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   Diagonally opposite the north-south axis, the building was built around 1893 by order of Chambert …
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   Colony of Carrot

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   The current prison of Wortel was a vagrant colony until 1933. With the abolition of the vagrancy …
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   Kinderboerderij De Bonte Beestenboel

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   Root-Colony

   1 · Natural area

   Root-Colony is a special area with a unique story. The Colonies of Benevolence tell a curious …

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   The Clapper Magpie

   0 · Visitingcenter
   De Klapekster is the visitor center of Natuurpunt Markvallei for Wortel Kolonie, the Castelreesche …
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    Wortel Colony

    0 · POI

    In the past, in the colony of Wortel, a fairly strict discipline was applied! There was a daily …

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    Visitor centre De Klapekster

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    The former vagrant colonies of Wortel and Merksplas are making a bid for recognition as a UNESCO …
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    Colony Carrot

    0 · Historical place
    The Colonies of Wortel and Merksplas are characterized by their typical avenue structure.
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    Bat cellar

    0 · POI

    Here is a bat habitat.
    In winter the bats can hibernate there and also in summer they find a home …

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    Fens

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    In the heyday of the colonies, many pines were planted. Today, some of the trees are cut down …
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    Valley of the Merkske

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    The Merkske, a tributary of the Mark, forms the natural border between the Netherlands and …
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    Bridge over Merkske

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    There are often mysterious places and beautiful nature reserves on national borders. The …

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    White boulder

    0 · Monument

    The 'white boulder' was laid here around 1251. This boulder still indicates the boundary point of …

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    Zitbank met mooi uitzicht

    0 · Zitbank
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    Sheep farm Het Vaneleke

    0 · Farm
    Sheep farm Het Vaneleke milks its sheep and processes this milk into delicious farm ice cream and …
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    Central service and housing buildings

    0 · POI
    The symmetrically constructed building complex around the extensive courtyard, the preserved choir …
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    MTS Adriaensen – Wynants

    0 · Company
    The company was passed on from father to son (strawberries), in the past there were also fruit …
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    Variegated skipper

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    The pied skipper is a fairly rare butterfly that can be seen flying here in spring. The …
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    Guards' houses

    0 · POI
    Originally single linked single houses in mirror image, two storeys under common gable roof (ridge …
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