Attractions and Places To See in Maalbeekvallei Ten Westen Van Grimbergen - Top 12

Quietly and lightning fast (especially with an electric bike) from one city to the next.

Founded in 1847 in the Polderweide and rebuilt in 1947 by Jan Pirein on the corner with the Roostbaan in memory of the Second World War and dedicated to Mary. Brick chapel with natural stone substructure on a bluestone plinth under an artificial slate gable roof crowned by an iron cross. Round arched niche in which the statue of Mary with child is closed by glass and an iron gate. On the pedestal a diamond-shaped bluestone plate with the inscription "A.(V. E.)/ MARIA/ 1847/ 1947" above which is an iron candle holder. (Inventory of immovable heritage)

Former ban mill of the lords of Grimbergen, located west of the village centre in the protected village view "De Maalbeekvallei" (Ministerial Decree of 9-7-1980). This water grain mill of the medium-speed type dates in its current appearance from the first half of the 18th century, reportedly previously dated "1745", and was in use until around 1949. Today heavily modified. (Inventory of Immovable Heritage)

The F28, the bicycle highway that connects Willebroek with Brussels, was constructed along the A12. The first part of the route has been constructed and will connect Meise with Brussels in the future. The bicycle highway will also be extended in the other direction to Willebroek. When constructing the express tram along the A12, we will make the stops easily accessible from the F28.

Long and smooth white gravel road on your way to/from Brussels city.

The Spiegelhof or Hof ter Spiegele is a Grimberg semi-closed farm in the Maalbeek valley and is named after the inhabitants from the 15th century. It used to be a leasehold of the lords of Grimbergen, the oldest mention of which dates back to 1433. Older names for the farm are "Hoff te Spieghel" and "Hoefakker". The house rises up to the beginning of the 17th century. The farm was restored in 1971 and M.B. of 9 July 1980 protected as a monument within the village view "the maelbeek valley".

Closed farm complex called "Hof ter Weerde" or "Hof ter Spriet" of which the house and the longitudinal barn go up to the third quarter of the 17th century (see year 1661 above barn gate) and the other buildings date from the 19th century. Located in the southwest of the municipality on the former Sprietveld, surrounded by meadows, but buildings advancing from the center. The leasehold and its immediate surroundings were protected as a village scene and monument by Ministerial Decree of 9 July 1980. Initially leasehold of the lords of Grimbergen, but acquired by the abbey in 1217 in a land exchange. The place name "Spreedt", this is the oldest spelling of Spriet (see Sprietveld), has given its name to both the first name of the farm "Hof ter Spriet" and to the tenants, the Van Den Spreet family (oldest mention 1220). . Spreedt comes from the Middle Dutch verb spreading, spreeden and means spreading field. Already in 1374 there is mention of the "Hof ter Weerde". "Werde" means diked meadow next to a stream. To the west of the farm ran an elongated valley where the water of the Voorste and Middelste Spriet was collected (see Ferraris map: 1771-1778).

The 's Gravenmolen is the oldest mill in the Flemish Brabant municipality of Grimbergen. This watermill on the Maalbeek is already mentioned in writings from the 1220s, but is certainly even older. It takes its name from the counts of Grimbergen and served as a ban mill: the residents of the county were obliged to have their grain milled here. It was not until 1912 that the original wooden wheel was replaced by a metal one. In the mid-20th century, Louis Thomas turned it into an industrial mill. The mill remained in operation until 1964. Louis Thomas had meanwhile become a baker in Koekelberg. In the end he only grinded electrically. The building was well maintained, but burned down on February 8, 1991. The mill then fell into complete disrepair and came into private ownership and was converted into a villa. The mill was protected as a monument and as a village and cityscape on 9 July 1980 and is not accessible. Contrary to what one might think, the nearby eatery is not the 's Gravenmolen.