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

The open space and the distant horizons give Schulensbroek an appearance that is not typical for Haspengouw. Here the boundaries of the Kempen, the Hageland, and Haspengouw are explored. Approximately 90% of the Haspengouw rainwater flows through here - via the Demer, the Herk, the Gete, De Velpe, and the Mangelbeek - to the sea. For centuries, Schulensbroek was one large floodplain. In the 1970s, a large lake was created in the center of the area for sand extraction. With all that water, extensive grasslands, and numerous water and meadow birds, the polders do not seem far away.