De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park

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De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park
Grenspark De Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide
Kalmthoutse Heide vanuit brandtoren 1 11feb2007.JPG
Map of the National Park
Map of the National Park
LocationNorth Brabant, Netherlands and Antwerp, Belgium
Coordinates51°23′43″N 4°26′28″E / 51.39528°N 4.44111°E / 51.39528; 4.44111Coordinates: 51°23′43″N 4°26′28″E / 51.39528°N 4.44111°E / 51.39528; 4.44111
Area37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Established2001
Governing bodyBijzondere Commissie "Grenspark De Zoom-Kalmthoutse Heide"
www.grensparkzk.nl
Official nameKalmthoutse Heide
Designated4 March 1986
Reference no.330[1]

De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park is a cross-border park on the Belgian–Dutch border. It is a merger of two former parks, the Kalmthoutse Heide (Kalmthout Heath) in Belgium and De Zoom in the Netherlands, together extending over 37.50 square kilometres (14.48 sq mi). A very large part of the park is covered with heath.

The park is managed by a special commission in which both Flemish and Dutch organisations are represented. The park is owned by the state of Flanders, the municipality Kalmthout, Staatsbosbeheer, Natuurmonumenten and several private owners. The best known part of the border park lies in Belgium, in the north of the province of Antwerp (Kalmthout and Essen). The Dutch part lies in the municipality Woensdrecht (province North Brabant) and stretches from the border to the villages Huijbergen and Putte.

References[]

  1. ^ "Kalmthoutse Heide". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

External links[]

Kalmthout Heath in summer
Kalmthout Heath in winter


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