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Willem VS
November 28, 2024
Hiking
The Sandstone Monument was erected in memory of sandstone mining. It was unveiled on August 25, 1978.
The sandstone monument is a vertical stone of 4 meters high, is 1 meter in the ground and weighs 8 tons. There are traces of fossils.
The sandstone monument is a vertical stone of 4 meters high, is 1 meter in the ground and weighs 8 tons. There are traces of fossils.
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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
April 21, 2025
Hiking
In this square, you can see an upright sandstone. It stands here as a reminder of the sandstone quarries once operated by Affligem Abbey. If you look closely, you can still find traces of fossils in it; this sandstone was actually formed from the sediment of a tropical sea that once flooded the land here.
Source: toerismeaffligem.be/blikvangers/meldertdorp.html
Source: toerismeaffligem.be/blikvangers/meldertdorp.html
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•🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
August 23, 2025
Cycling
The triangular shape of Meldert's village square owes its origins to the Frankish settlement that existed there at the time: houses were built along the three legs of the triangle, with a meadow in the center where animals could be herded together.
You can see upright sandstones as a reminder of the sandstone quarries once operated by Affligem Abbey. If you look closely, you can still find traces of fossils in them; this sandstone was actually formed from the sediment of a tropical sea that once flooded the land here.
Source: toerismeaffligem.be/blikvangers/meldertdorp.html
You can see upright sandstones as a reminder of the sandstone quarries once operated by Affligem Abbey. If you look closely, you can still find traces of fossils in them; this sandstone was actually formed from the sediment of a tropical sea that once flooded the land here.
Source: toerismeaffligem.be/blikvangers/meldertdorp.html
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