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Meerdaal

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up to the present day. Pigs were restricted to well-appointed areas and evidently kept out of young stands by swine herders, who also built wooden cages for the animals. But the Free Wood of Meerdaal was not only a place for pannage, coppice or timber. It also had to keep up a reputation as a chase,
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Today, Meerdaal Forest is managed as a multifunctional forest. High quality timber production keeps to play an important role but is combined with the conservation of high quality nature, recreation and education.
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From 1406 until the end of the 18th century Meerdaal was endowed with the statute of Free Wood, which, for example, refers to its independent law court and rules.
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in Ducal Free Woods Like Meerdaal during the dark and cold months of the 16th, 17th and 18th century. This pannage was obviously well-adjusted to
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Toponymisch woordenboek van België, Nederland, Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en West-Duitsland (vóór 1226)
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Prehistoric and Roman gullying in the European loess belt: a case study from central Belgium
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give evidence of a profound human influence, probably including agriculture, during the
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Het woudgerecht van het vrijwoud van Meerdaal - Inleidende archiefstudie
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The Meerdaal Free Wood on a late sixteenth century map
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Index


Brussels
Leuven
loess
plateau
Brabant
Belgium
Middle Ages
archaeological record
geomorphology
Roman era
Iron Age
pannage
forestry
oak
timber
wild boars
domestic pigs
deer
Heverleebos
50°48′16.89″N 4°41′45.71″E / 50.8046917°N 4.6960306°E / 50.8046917; 4.6960306
ISBN
978-90-5826-624-8
Categories
Forests of Belgium
Geography of Flemish Brabant
Geography of Walloon Brabant
Tourist attractions in Flemish Brabant
Tourist attractions in Walloon Brabant
Beauvechain

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