Campine region
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The Campine region is a sparsely populated, historically rural area in northeastern Belgium known for its heathlands, forests, and sandy soils.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Campine | 3 |
| Campine region canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Meuse valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nethe valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| contains |
De Kempen (Antwerp Kempen)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hoge Kempen National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalmthoutse Heide NERFINISHED ⓘ Limburgse Kempen NERFINISHED ⓘ Turnhoutse Vennen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ sand and gravel extraction ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
forests
ⓘ
heathlands ⓘ historically rural ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasNameInDutch | Kempen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Campine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Hoge Kempen National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalmthoutse Heide nature reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
peat extraction
ⓘ
sheep grazing ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive heath areas
ⓘ
natural landscapes ⓘ nature reserves ⓘ sandy soil agriculture ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benelux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ northeastern Belgium ⓘ |
| partOf |
Antwerp Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limburg Province (Belgium) NERFINISHED ⓘ Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | poor sandy soils ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
heathland ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ |
| traditionalLandscape | heathland with scattered farms ⓘ |
| urbanizationLevel | low ⓘ |
| vegetation |
birch forests
ⓘ
heather ⓘ pine forests ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Campine
this entity surface form:
Campine