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Church of Saint Agatha was founded in the 13th century. It has been rebuilt many times – in 1578, for example, it was burnt by religious extremists. The present building was rebuilt and restored in the early 17th century and is made from white
Gobertange stone. The church tower is also in early
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There are two châteaus in village. The date of construction of the old château is unknown but
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particularly in the Spring and Autumn migration periods. These and other birds can be viewed from a wooden observation building overlooking the lake. This hide contains detailed information on the wildlife in the reserve. The
Groetbroek was designated a protected area (landschap) in
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clockmaker Lion in 1738 and which was restored in 1993. Many of the stained glass windows were blown out when the nearby Dijle bridge was blown up during the Second World War and were replaced about 1950. The church and the cemetery wall were designated as protected buildings in
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villa and fragments of Roman pottery were found in 1907 in the North-East of present-day
Rodebos park near the Oude Waversebaan in Sint-Agatha-Rode. This villa was destroyed about 276 when the invading Franks from the East occupied the
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Huldenberg district and the river Laan which is the western boundary. North of the town center of Sint Agatha-Rode the Laan joins the Dyle. The eastern boundary of the village is the
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Natuurreservaat Rodebos en Laanvallei - Monitoringrapport - Monitoring van de dendrometrische gegevens en de vegetatie in een kernvlakte en een transekt. - Summary and figure captions in English
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The estates of the
Hinnemeure and Celongae farms in Neerijse were designated as protected areas (beschermd dorpsgezicht) in 1996. Part of these estates lie within the territory of Sint-Agatha-Rode.
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in the graveyard of the church in Sint Agatha Rode. They died on 15 May 1940. The Royal Welch
Fusilers Regimemental Museum includes the following description of the action as part of the
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Verleden van de gemeente Huldenberg" (From the past of the Town of Huldenberg), (in Dutch) Huldenberg, Printed by L. Vanmelle N.V. Gent, No: D/1978/2789
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accommodation for staff. The new château of Sint Agatha Rode was built in 1909 on the same estate as the old château. The new château was designed in
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is a 30 hectare low-lying wetlands nature reserve in the Dyle valley. The
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in 1830 is called the Liberty Tree (Vrijheidsboom). The tree was also designated as a protected monument in 1979.
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