Volsembroek

Volsembroek is a nature reserve in Flanders, Belgium. Volsembroek is situated nearby to the hamlet Mekingen, as well as near Brukom.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gaasbeek Castle and Kasteel Coloma.

Gaasbeek Castle

Museum

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gaasbeek Castle is a castle located in Lennik, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Nowadays, it serves as a national museum. It is surrounded by a park.

Kasteel Coloma

Community center

Photo: Athenchen, CC BY 2.5.

Kasteel Coloma is a community center.

Domein Coloma

Park

Photo: IonCiprian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Domein Coloma is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and Halle.

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Oudenaken, Ruisbroek, Sint-Laureins-Berchem, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw proper and Vlezenbeek.

Halle

Town

Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Halle is a Belgian city and municipality in the Halle-Vilvoorde district of the province of Flemish Brabant. It is located on the Brussels–Charleroi Canal and on the Flemish side of the language border that separates Flanders and Wallonia.

Ruisbroek

Village

Photo: Koos Fernhout, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ruisbroek is a village in the municipality of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Previously a separate municipality, it became a deelgemeente of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw in 1977.

Volsembroek

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: recreation area and meadow
Location: Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.7829° or 50° 46′ 58″ north

Longitude

4.2334° or 4° 14′ 0″ east

Operator

Natuurpunt

Open location code

9F26Q6MM+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 285044807

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=meadow

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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