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Surprisingly green
Until late in the previous century the Vlaamse Rand was a mainly rural area of quiet farming villages and plenty of open space. Advancing urbanisation and the pressure of traffic have made inroads into the green belt. Yet it has remained surprisingly green, while only a stone’s throw from a busy international city.
Closing the green belt
In its Breugelproject, the Flemish authorities will be trying to link the green oases together to form green networks.
- In the west, a continuous network of woodland, natural areas, parks and agriculture is emerging, eight kilometres long and 275 ha in area. It starts in the Gaasbeek-Groenenberg domains in Lennik and runs through the valleys of the Laarbeek, Molenbeek and Pede to the park and natural landscape area in Dilbeek.
- In the south and east the green zone between the River Zenne and the Zoniënwoud is being expanded to create a continuous area about 25 km long. The Zoniënwoud then extends it as far as Tervuren.
- In the north the Flemish authorities are purchasing land in the Grimbergen-Vilvoorde region on which to plant trees and thus join up the green belt.
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