Campine. The Campine or De Kempen is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-eastern Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands.
It encompasses a large northern and eastern portion of Antwerp province and adjacent parts of Limburg in Belgium, as well as portions of the Dutch province of North Brabant and Dutch Limburg around Weert. Today the Campine is becoming a popular touristic destination.
Old farms have been transformed into bed-and-breakfast hotels, the restaurant and café business is very active, and an extensive cycle touring network has come into existence over the past few years. Part of the Campine is protected as the Hoge Kempen Nationaal Park.
It is located in the east of the Belgian province of Limburg, between Genk and the Meuse valley and was opened in March 2006. Covering almost 60 square kilometres, it forms part of the Natura 2000 network.
The area is mostly heathland and pine forest.In May 2011 it was placed on UNESCO's Tentative List for consideration as a World Heritage Site. The name Campine / Kempen derives from the Latin Campinia or Campina, meaning region of fields. The inhabitants of the Campine region are known as Kempenaars. The region, described as a desolate flat land often appears in the books of the prominent Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience, who spent much of
It encompasses a large northern and eastern portion of Antwerp province and adjacent parts of Limburg in Belgium, as well as portions of the Dutch province of North Brabant and Dutch Limburg around Weert. Today the Campine is becoming a popular touristic destination.
Old farms have been transformed into bed-and-breakfast hotels, the restaurant and café business is very active, and an extensive cycle touring network has come into existence over the past few years. Part of the Campine is protected as the Hoge Kempen Nationaal Park.
It is located in the east of the Belgian province of Limburg, between Genk and the Meuse valley and was opened in March 2006. Covering almost 60 square kilometres, it forms part of the Natura 2000 network.
The area is mostly heathland and pine forest.In May 2011 it was placed on UNESCO's Tentative List for consideration as a World Heritage Site. The name Campine / Kempen derives from the Latin Campinia or Campina, meaning region of fields. The inhabitants of the Campine region are known as Kempenaars. The region, described as a desolate flat land often appears in the books of the prominent Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience, who spent much of
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