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MOL MOL

Mol is situated in the North of Mol is situated in the North of BelgiumBelgium

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The last decades our village The last decades our village Mol has become a leading Mol has become a leading municipality in the Campine, municipality in the Campine, with a colourfull touristic, with a colourfull touristic, cultural, sportminded and cultural, sportminded and social-economic appeal.social-economic appeal.

Each year over one million Each year over one million people visit Mol for shopping or people visit Mol for shopping or for spending their free time for spending their free time biking in Nature, near by the biking in Nature, near by the Lake District. Others come to Lake District. Others come to concerts in the Cultural Center, concerts in the Cultural Center, “ ’t Getouw ” “ ’t Getouw ”

or visit the “Jakob Smits or visit the “Jakob Smits Museum” or the abbey of Museum” or the abbey of Postel.Postel.

In Summertime you feel In Summertime you feel yourself in a big garden in Mol. yourself in a big garden in Mol. Beautifull red and pink flowers Beautifull red and pink flowers colour the Shoppingstreets and colour the Shoppingstreets and the border of the river “Nete”.the border of the river “Nete”.

Why should you visit Mol, Why should you visit Mol, beside for shopping?beside for shopping?Mol is famous for digging white Mol is famous for digging white sand. In the past it was used sand. In the past it was used for producing glass for bottles, for producing glass for bottles, then it was used for glass then it was used for glass panels for windows and cars. panels for windows and cars. Now they use the sand for Now they use the sand for microships and the display of microships and the display of your mobilephone is maid with your mobilephone is maid with white sand from Mol.white sand from Mol.

Because of the digging of this Because of the digging of this sand, Mol got a Lake District, sand, Mol got a Lake District, more then 860 ha wide.more then 860 ha wide.

This Lake District gives us the This Lake District gives us the opportunity to have hundreds opportunity to have hundreds of kilometres for walking and of kilometres for walking and biking, place to swim, sail, surf biking, place to swim, sail, surf and water-skiing.and water-skiing.

Last year a brand new marina Last year a brand new marina “Port Aventura” was created in “Port Aventura” was created in MolMol

. It is situated near by the lake . It is situated near by the lake “Zilvermeer”. Here you can “Zilvermeer”. Here you can stay at a wonderfull trailer and stay at a wonderfull trailer and caravan park. caravan park.

In this neighbourhood you also In this neighbourhood you also find the holiday resort “Sun find the holiday resort “Sun Parks Kempense Meren”, a Parks Kempense Meren”, a resort where about three resort where about three thousand persons can spend thousand persons can spend their holidays in bungalows.their holidays in bungalows.

The most famous Nature Park The most famous Nature Park is “De Maat”, here you can find is “De Maat”, here you can find very unique plants and very unique plants and animals. You can see the very animals. You can see the very rare kingfisher and blue bird. rare kingfisher and blue bird. There is also a very rare There is also a very rare population of dragon flies.population of dragon flies.Walking through the park you Walking through the park you can see Scottish Highland can see Scottish Highland Cows.Cows.

Beside this park there are Beside this park there are other beautifull places of other beautifull places of Nature: Den Diel, Klein Nature: Den Diel, Klein Verkallen, wonderfull heath,… Verkallen, wonderfull heath,… about 150 ha of nature. about 150 ha of nature.

If you want to visit Mol you can If you want to visit Mol you can use the “Story Teller”. This use the “Story Teller”. This GPS-system can be fixed on GPS-system can be fixed on your bike. Guided by lyrics, your bike. Guided by lyrics, music and information the GPS music and information the GPS will bring you near by the will bring you near by the must wonderfull places in Mol. must wonderfull places in Mol.

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