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Hasselt
Herkenrode Abbey

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Herkenrode Abbey

Hasselt, Belgium

Photo: Paul Hermans at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Former Cistercian monastery founded in 1182 and Refugehuis "refuge house" (1542).

Herkenrode Abbey was a Catholic monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Kuringen, part of the municipality of Hasselt, which lies in the province of Limburg, Belgium.
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Map of Herkenrode Abbey

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Hasselt" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Herkenrode Abbey", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Paul Hermans at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Visitor information

Address: Zolderse Kiezel 220
Directions: Kuringen
GPS coordinates: 50.95622, 5.27780
Website: Official website

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