The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Kempenland
(km´pnländ) (KEY) , Fr. Campine, region, Limburg and Antwerp provs., NE Belgium, and North Brabant prov., S Netherlands. It is a coal-mining and manufacturing area. Chemicals are also produced there. Once covered by moors, it has been partially reclaimed. Hasselt and Turnhout are the regions main cities.