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Zwarte Beek Valley

Zwarte Beek Valley

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Zwarte Beek Valley

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Location: Halen, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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November 12, 2025

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The lower reaches of the Zwarte Beek flow southwest from Meldert, merging past Zelem into the Demer valley. It only joins the Demer near Diest. Here, the stream meanders between increasingly higher, undulating hills, occasionally shrinking to a narrow ribbon of hay and meadows, then expanding again into a wider zone, depending on the space allowed by the hills, which have a substratum of iron sandstone.

The Diestian sandstone hills lie here as extensions of the Hageland region. They are the remnants of an original Tertiary massif, preserved by a protective layer.

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January 11, 2026

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Where nature is still proud to be there...

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March 17, 2026

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This is actually the Rotbroek, a transitional area between the Valley of the Zwarte Beek, the Zwart Water, and the Demer Valley. It has very good water quality, allowing you to admire many birds in the Rotbroek.

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Elevation 20 m

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Thursday 20 August

22°C

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88 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Location: Halen, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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