Essen, Belgium

Essen is a railway station in the town of Essen, Belgium. The station opened on 26 June 1854 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12. Essen is a border station between the Netherlands and Belgium.

Wildert is a railway station in the village of Wildert, Essen, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 13 November 1881 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12.

Nispen (Brabantian dialect: Nipse) is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is part of the municipality of Roosendaal, formerly the municipality of Roosendaal en Nispen. Nispen is located in the valley of the river Kleine Aa. First mentioned in 1157, the village was the centre of a large parish. Surrounding villages separated over time, and Nispen soon was overshadowed by its neighbouring village of Roosendaal, becoming an administrative part of Roosendaal in the early 14th century. Gaining some wealth by the trade in turf, the village was destroyed during the Eighty Years' War. Following the Peace of Münster Nispen has been on both the national and religious borders between Protestant Netherlands and Catholic Belgium. The stream Bansloot between Nispen and the Belgian village of Essen forming the border.

The Molen van Aerden (English: Aerden's Mill) is a windmill located on the Raadhuisstraat 28A in Nispen, Roosendaal, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. Built in 1850 on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as gristmill. It was built as a tower mill and its sails have a span of 23.80 metres (78.1 ft). The mill is a national monument (nr 32716) since 19 May 1971. The Molen van Aerden can be visited by appointment.

Roosendaal en Nispen was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It included the villages of Roosendaal and Nispen. In 1997, the municipality merged with Wouw. As the town of Roosendaal had become by far the largest in the new municipality, the name of the new municipality became simply "Roosendaal".

Kruisstraat is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Roosendaal, about 3 km (2 mi) southwest of the city centre.

De Donk (other names: Braankse Donk, and Den Donk) is a hamlet in Molenlanden, which is a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. De Donk is 2 km northwestern of the village of Brandwijk and consists of some farms on a five-meter-high sandhill.

Roosendaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːzə(n)ˌdaːl] ) is both a city and a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.

Heide is a railway station in the town of Heide, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 3 January 1897 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12.

Kooiwijk is a hamlet in Molenlanden, which is a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. Kooiwijk is 1 km north of the village of Oud-Alblas

Vuilendam is a hamlet in Molenlanden, which is a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. Vuilendam lies between Molenaarsgraaf and Ottoland.

The Arboretum Kalmthout is a botanical garden in Kalmthout, Belgium. It was started as a tree plantation by Charles Van Geert in 1856. Van Geert developed a collection of rare plants and trees before selling the property after 40 years to Antoine Kort. Kort added an extensive collection of Hamamelis or witch hazel to the nursery, but was forced to close his business due to the Great Depression of the 1930s. In 1952, the property was purchased by the brothers Georges and Robert de Belder, to save it from being destroyed by a housing development. At the site, the year that they purchased the property, the de Belder brothers founded the International Dendrology Society (IDS) to promote preservation and conservation of rare or endangered woody plants. Robert de Belder and his wife, Jelena de Belder-Kovačič worked together to build an internationally known arboretum, where plant enthusiasts could study and exchange knowledge and information about plants. In 1986 it became property of the Antwerp province and is now open to public.