St. Dime Route

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41.8 km

83 m

02h47

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Last verified: 3 May 2025

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The whole world looks with admiration at the family nursing service in Geel. Over 300 families in the Geel region offer mentally ill people a warm home for short or long periods of time. This remarkable tradition goes back to the story of Saint Dimpna. Legend has it that the Irish king's daughter Dimpna was beheaded by her insane father in Geel in the year 600. Her tomb soon grew into a place of pilgrimage for the mentally ill. For nine days they spent in the Sickroom. The sick interrupted that novena only to attend Mass or trek prayerfully around St. Dimna's Church. When all the cells in the Infirmary were occupied, the pilgrims were given shelter with Geel families. In the nineteenth century, care in foster families took on a professional character. Today, the Geel model is increasingly regarded as an example in psychiatry. This Sint-Dimpnaroute introduces you to the Barmhartige Stede Geel. At various places in and outside the center you will find traces of Dimpna and her legacy.

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Antwerpse Kempen Vlaanderen Geel Westerlo Olen

Statistics

Difficulty level: Medium (53/100)

Length: 41.8 km

Duration: 02h47

Total ascent: 83 m

Maximal slope: 2.3 %

Average slope: 0.2 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 83 m

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Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 39.2 km (94 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Bike paths: 8.74 km (21 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 6.44 km (15 %)

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Water rich area

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Closest address to start and end: Kameinestraat 2-2G, 2440 Geel, België / Belgique / Belgien

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Toerisme Geel
0 · Toeristische informatie
Toerisme Geel
Toerisme Geel
0 · Tourist information
In het kantoor "Toerisme Geel" kunt u toeristische informatie halen. Dit kantoor is gelegen in Geel.
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St.-Amandskerk
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Like no other, the majestic Sint-Amandskerk (1489-1547) dominates the enormous market square in …
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Geel
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Corbie Hotel Geel
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Het Podium
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Gasthuismuseum St.-Dimpna
0 · Archeological museum
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Sint-Dimpna and Gasthuismuseum
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The museum is housed in the complex of the Old Hospital of Geel, which was founded in the 13th …
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Sint-Dimpnakerk
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Kerkhof van de Sint-Dimpnakerk
0 · POI
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Malesbroek
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Kapel van Winkelom
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Sofa with a nice view
0 · Bench
Bench along the Grote Nete, tranquility in nature.
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Parish Church of Saint Apollonia
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Parish church of the Parish Stelen-Liessel-Winkelomheide founded in 1871. Church designed in 1869 …
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Sculpture Garden Hugo Voeten
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Pay a visit to sculpture garden Hugo Voeten in Geel! This 15-hectare private sculpture garden …
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Sculpture Garden Hugo Voeten
0 · Culture
In Sculpture Garden Hugo Voeten, nature and culture go hand in hand. This 15-hectare private park …
Collection Hugo Voeten
Saint Dymphna's Chapel
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St. Dymphna's Chapel is located between Zammel and Oosterlo, on the border of a recent residential …
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Beddermolen
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The Beddermolen was built by the Norbertine Abbey of Tongerlo. It is unclear exactly when the …
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Kapel van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ten Eik
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Municipality
0 · Church
Tongerlo is gradually developing from a Kempen agricultural village into a residential village. …
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Koninklijke Manufactuur De Wit
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Lindendreef Abbey of Tongerlo
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The entrance drive of the Norbertine Abbey in Tongerlo is the very last 17th-century Dutch linden …
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Sporta Spot Kempen
0 · Youth centre
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Verhuur handbikes To Walk Again
0 · Sports Centre

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Tongerlo Abbey
0 · Abbey
It was founded in 1128 in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Giselbert of Kasterlee, who not …
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Adbij van Tongerlo
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At the request of Lord Giselbert of Castelre, a wealthy landlord, around 1130 some Norbertines …
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Jebola
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BEL, Olen, Boerenkrijglaan
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This avenue is named after the Boernkrijg that took place in this region. When the French seized …
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Olen
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De Pispot Van Keizer Karel
0 · Restaurant
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Olen - Pottenfontein
0 · Fontein
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Olen
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In 1994 the village of Olen existed for 1000 years. On this occasion, the Suskje en Wiske story …
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Sint-Martinus
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Hotel 't Oud Oolen
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Bulbul mill
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A brief history

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Camping Den Boskant
0 · Camp-site
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Velveek footpath
0 · Path
The City of Geel, together with Regional Landscape Kleine and Grote Nete, is starting to draw up a …
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Kunstacademie Larum
0 · School
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Mechanical mill
0 · POI
Grinding mechanical mill with a view of circa 1930 and engine of 1955. Anchored brick construction …
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Boys' school with teacher's house
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School, founded as a municipal boys' school in 1855 to a design by E. Gife and located on the …
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Cemetery
0 · Cemetery
Rectangular, walled cemetery with neo-traditional construction at the back (chapel or mortuary?), …
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Hotel Verlooy
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Hotel Roosendaelhof
0 · Hotel
Hotel Roosendaelhof is located in the heart of Geel. The seventeenth century building was …
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Battle of Geel
0 · POI
The Battle of Geel, also known as the Battle of the Geel Bridgehead, was a battle between British …
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Sint-Amandus
0 · Place of worship
Het gebedsoord "Sint-Amandus" is gelegen in Geel.
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Roosendaelhof
0 · Hotel
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