Hoge Kempen National Park and Ter Motten Castle

Dilsen is located in Maasland, consisting of the Maas valley, the Maas terraces and the Kempens Plateau. The height varies from 33 metres near the Maas to 93 metres on the plateau. The plateau used to be home to the Ledebos, which gradually turned into heathland due to overgrazing. Today, this area is part of the Hoge Kempen National Park. The soil here consists of gravel and gravelly sand deposited by the Maas in the Middle Pleistocene. This is covered by a thin layer of loamy sand. The Hoge Kempen National Park is approximately 5750 hectares in total. You will mainly find coniferous forests and heathland here, but there are also deciduous forests, inland dunes, streams and fens. Many beautiful plant species such as the juniper, which is very rare in the Netherlands, the gorse and the red bell heather grow well here.

Ter Motten Castle