| Toponymie: Kampenhout can be split in "Kampen" en
"Hout". Kampen
is probable derived from Kempen (Campine), as its location is on the border of the Kempen (Campine). Hout refers to
wood. Long ago there was at this location a wooded area called
" Le bois de Kampen". Topography: sand rich loamy soil,
mean height 14 meter
above sea level.
Geography: around 11.000 residents at Kampenhout,
which since 1977 consist of entities "Kampenhout", Berg, Buken and
Nederokkerzeel.
Some photographs
from this village taken from a weather report.
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