Natuurreservaat Turnhouts Vennengebied

Natuurreservaat Turnhouts Vennengebied is a nature reserve in Antwerp, Flanders. Natuurreservaat Turnhouts Vennengebied is situated near the hamlet Koekhoven, as well as near the neighborhood De Paai.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Weelde Air Base and Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkranskerk.

Weelde Air Base

Aerodrome

Photo: Jonsiq, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Weelde Air Base is a NATO reserve airfield located in Weelde, a village in the Ravels municipality in Belgium. It is operated by the Belgian Air Force that has no military flight operations at that location, besides aircraft arriving to be stored or leaving storage, for example retired F-16 aircraft.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkranskerk

Church

Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkranskerk is a church.

Klein Engelandhoeve

Café

Photo: Photo Dante, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Klein Engelandhoeve is a café.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Turnhout and Ravels.

Turnhout

Photo: Microtoerisme, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Turnhout is a town in the province of Antwerp, counting 43,000 inhabitants. It is the largest town in the eastern part of the province. The town is located 40 km east of Antwerp, 30 km from Dutch cities Breda, Tilburg and 40 km from Eindhoven, the largest city in the southern part of the Netherlands.

Ravels

Town

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Ravels is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Poppel, Ravels proper and Weelde. In 2021, Ravels had a total population of 15,105.

Merksplas

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Merksplas is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Merksplas proper. In 2021, Merksplas had a total population of 8,616. The total area is 44.56 km2.

Natuurreservaat Turnhouts Vennengebied

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.3663° or 51° 21′ 59″ north

Longitude

4.9327° or 4° 55′ 58″ east

Operator

Natuurpunt

Open location code

9F369W8M+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 557501397

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Koekhoven and De Paai.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Haver Ven and Turnhouts vennengebied.

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