Note: The informational text on this map is in Dutch, but the map itself can be used without issue.

Swartbroek is a church village that is part of the municipality of Weert. De Krang, a large nature reserve surrounding the village, serves as a breeding ground and resting place for many birds. The area is crossed in the north by the Leukerbeek and in the south by the Tungelroysebeek. Due to the differences in elevation and moisture, many different species of plants and animals are present. The moist, flower-rich grasslands contribute to the presence of many butterfly species. The area consists of several depressions in which peelvennen or pelen are located between higher sandy ridges on which, among others, the village of Swartbroek was established. Peelvennen or pelen, a term used only in the Weert region, are dish-shaped depressions that formed during warmer periods of the Holocene in the cover sand landscape due to flowing meltwater. The pelen, including Roukespeel, Moeselpeel, de Kootspeel, de Roeventerpeel, het Sarven, and de Banen, lie southeast of Weert and Nederweert. Later, the Leukerbeek was dug through these peelvennen to drain and cultivate them.