Den Dijk

Den Dijk is a park in Hoogstraten, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Flanders. Den Dijk is situated near the bridge Pegelbrug, as well as near the grassland Oud Erf.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Béguinage of Hoogstraten and St. Catherine’s Church.

Béguinage of Hoogstraten

Protected area

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Béguinage of Hoogstraten is a protected area, which is situated 550 metres southwest of Den Dijk.

St. Catherine's Church in Hoogstraten, Belgium, was built between 1525 and 1550 by order of Antoon van Lalaing and Elisabeth van Culemborg, Count and Countess of the County of Hoogstraten. St. Catherine’s Church is situated 790 metres southwest of Den Dijk.

Laermolen

Watermill

Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Laermolen is a watermill, which is situated 570 metres north of Den Dijk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minderhout and Wortel.

Minderhout

Village

Minderhout is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten in the province of Antwerp close to the border with the Netherlands. As of 2021, it has about 4,420 inhabitants.

Wortel

Village

Photo: Funkyxian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wortel is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten. As of 2021, it has 1,844 inhabitants. The toponym means carrot or root in Dutch. Wortel was established in the early 19th century by the Society of Benevolence as a farming colony for the able-bodied working poor.

Meer

Village

Meer is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten in the province of Antwerp. As of 2021, it has 3,542 inhabitants. Meer is situated 5 km northwest of Den Dijk.

Den Dijk

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Hoogstraten, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.40521° or 51° 24′ 19″ north

Longitude

4.771° or 4° 46′ 16″ east

Open location code

9F36CQ4C+39

OpenStreetMap ID

way 119965373

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pegelbrug and Oud Erf.

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Places to explore: Jeugdlokalen Hoogstraten and Hoogstraten ‘t Spijker.

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