Hoge Kempen National Park | |
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Location | Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium |
Nearest city | Genk |
Coordinates | 51°00′N 5°40′E / 51.000°N 5.667°E |
Area | 67 km2 (to be expanded to 110 km2) |
Established | 2006 |
Visitors | 700,000 (in 2010) |
Governing body | Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos |
Hoge Kempen National Park (Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen) is the first National Park in Flanders, Belgium. It is located in the Campine in the East of the Province of Limburg, between Genk and the river Meuse (Dutch: Maas) Valley. It includes the elevated ground that defines the watershed between that river and the low ground of the drainage basin of the river Demer that covers most of Belgian Limburg.