Hoefijzer
Hoefijzer is a park in Hoogstraten, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Flanders. Hoefijzer is situated nearby to the police station Lokale Politie Noorderkempen - Wijkpost Hoogstraten, as well as near the chapel Heilig Hartkapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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 1 km west of Hoefijzer.
St. Catherine’s Church
Church
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 1 km west of Hoefijzer.
Sint Jan Baptistkerk (Wortel)
Church
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sint Jan Baptistkerk (Wortel) is a church, which is situated 1¼ km east of Hoefijzer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wortel and Minderhout.
Wortel
Village
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.
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.
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 6 km northwest of Hoefijzer.
Hoefijzer
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Hoogstraten, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4011° or 51° 24′ 4″ northLongitude
4.77501° or 4° 46′ 30″ eastOpen location code
9F36CQ2G+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 996725746OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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