Hoogerheide: Landscapes, Churches and Landgoed Mattemburgh

Hoogerheide combines a distinctive landform with architectural history and local places of remembrance. The escarpment of the Brabantse Wal runs through the town; churches, a chapel and the historic Landgoed Mattemburgh add their own themes to the landscape. When planning your trip, it makes a difference whether you are especially interested in nature, organ history, local remembrance or garden features. These focal points give you a concrete basis for considering Hoogerheide as a destination for your hotel stay.

Landscape on the Brabantse Wal

The escarpment of the Brabantse Wal runs through Hoogerheide and has an elevation difference of up to 22 metres. The elevation figure makes the shape of the terrain tangible, while its status as a geological monument highlights its significance. At the same time, the Brabantse Wal is part of Grenspark De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide, established in 2001. The specific landform, its status as a geological monument and its inclusion in the Grenspark thus represent three distinct aspects. If landscape is a factor in choosing your destination, Hoogerheide offers a clear regional setting.

Church, organ and remembrance

The present-day Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk was inaugurated in 1912. Its organ was built much earlier: Van Dam & Zn built it in 1887 for the Gasthuiskerk in Zierikzee; today, the instrument is in the church in Hoogerheide. There are 25 years between the organ’s construction and the inauguration of the present church building—two dates that distinguish the history of the instrument from that of the building.

The Mariakapel offers a different historical perspective. It was built at the initiative of several residents of the Wouwbaan and commemorates the end of the occupation in 1945. The church and chapel thus explore different themes: the connection between building and organ on the one hand, and local initiative and remembrance on the other.

Landgoed Mattemburgh

The historic Landgoed Mattemburgh comprises gardens, the park woodland and the Orangerie Mattemburgh. The estate also includes a garden pavilion with an ice cellar. The Prince Pückler flower bed, unique in the Netherlands, is also located on the estate. Mattemburgh therefore offers several points of interest for visitors interested in gardens, from the specially named flower bed to the various features of the historic estate. The garden pavilion with its ice cellar adds a specific historic building to these garden-related features.

Walking route and choosing your destination

One specifically named walking route is Route 3, “De Koepel – Zuidpolder Woensdrecht”: it leads from Hoogerheide to the Koepel. The route answers a different planning question from the escarpment of the Brabantse Wal: it names a destination for a walking route, while the escarpment describes a landform in the town. If you are considering Hoogerheide for a stay, you can weigh these perspectives separately: as a specific activity option on the one hand, and as landscape, church and garden themes on the other. This makes it possible to choose a destination based on the interests that matter most for your trip.

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