Available LanguagesLanguage En Kortrijk - The former brick and tileworks of MarkeA first ‘open’ brick and tile kiln was established in Marke in 1897 on a parcel near the Leie, by Ferdinand Constant Iserbyt, who was a brick maker in Harelbeke since 1869). His son Hector was in 1899 co-founder of the 'Tuileries de Marcke-lez-Courtrai'. In 1968 the company switched from the production of tiles to the production of bricks. After acquisitions by Ostijn-D'Haene brickworks from Rumbeke and by the Tercagroup, the however modern company went into failure in 1982. Gallery:
Typology: Walk Travel time: 3 h Route Difficulty: Easy Places to visit Alternative activities Hotel and Restaurantes Places to visitAlternative activities Hotel and Restaurantes Alternative Activities Boom - Provincial Recreation Area ‘The Schorre’ Rumst - Clay quarries Rumst - The origin of the ‘Rupel’ Rumst - Wienerberger brick works Kortrijk - The former brick and tileworks of Marke Klein-Willebroek - Canal locks Place to visit Noeveren Ecomuseum and Archive of the Boom Bickworks Hemiksem - Gilliot en Roelants Tegelmuseum Terhagen - Brick works museum Rupel clay Niel - Interpretation center of Natuurpunt Boom - Brickworks museum ‘t Geleeg - former Frateur brickwork EXPLORE THE STAGES OF THE ITINERARY Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 1Day 2Day 3 day 1 day 2 day 3 Every dayDay 1Day 2Day 3 Apply