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Hengelhoef Forest Chapel

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Hengelhoef Forest Chapel

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Natuurreservaat Hengelhoef

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  • Location: Genk, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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    January 28, 2025

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    On one of the inland dune tops, the pious family de Beeckman de Vieusart-Wittouck had a chapel built, dedicated to the Mother of God.
    These dunes were created during the last ice ages by the prevailing westerly wind that blew away the bare sand from dried-up stream or river beds during dry periods.
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    November 13, 2024

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    The forest chapel on the enormous domain of Hengelhoef was founded in 1930 by the noble family de Beeckman de Vieusart-Wittouck, who live in the castle complex Engelhof. This ‘forest chapel of Hengelhoef’ was dedicated to the Mother of God. Above the door is a statue of Our Lady with child.
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    January 24, 2025

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    The forest chapel was founded in 1930 by the noble couple de Beeckman de Vieusart-Wittouck. Emilie Wittouck was a descendant of the family that acquired Hengelhoef after 1794. Emilie, like her husband, Baron Fernand de Beeckman de Vieusart, were very pious people. For example, they tried to establish a Catholic school, a nursing home and also a new parish at Hengelhoef. These attempts yielded nothing, but around 1930 they had a chapel built on a dune top in the forest.
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    Location: Genk, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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