Editing Rotselaar (section)

==Recreation==

The Domain Ter Heide is the main [[recreational]] domain in Rotselaar. It is also called, in [[Dutch language|Dutch]], "het meer van Rotselaar" or "de Plas van Rotselaar" (the lake of Rotselaar). It is popular among [[pedestrian|walkers]], [[cyclists]] and [[bird-watcher]]s. [[Fishing]] is allowed in the fishing zone domain from June 1 to April 15, between sunrise and sunset. But you have to have a public [[Flemish Region|Flemish]] fishing permit, which is available in the [[post office]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.rotselaar.be/Index.aspx?SGREF=4273
|title=Recreatie
|publisher=The Municipality of Rotselaar
|access-date=2007-07-05
|language=nl
}}</ref>

A variety of other [[leisure]] activities are also possible, such as [[human swimming|swimming]] or sunbathing. Outside of the swimming season, the domain's swimming zone is open daily from 08:30 to sunset, but during the swimming season it is open from 10:00 to 20:30. Access to the swimming zone is free for inhabitants of Rotselaar. Others have to pay for entry and swimming is only allowed when [[lifeguards]] are present and the green flag is out. The swimming season lasts roughly from the middle of May to the end of August, depending on the weather. The swimming zone is delimited by a ditch and a line of [[buoys]], and swimming is prohibited outside of this zone, among other reasons because there is a surfing zone as well. For reasons of [[hygiene]], dogs are not allowed during the swimming season in the entire domain, however, from September 1 dogs on a [[leash]] are allowed in the domain, but not in the swimming zone.

[[Windsurfing]] is allowed from the [[Easter]] holidays to October 15 in the surfing zone, which is separate from the swimming zone for reasons of safety. [[Ice skating]] on natural ice is possible as well, though rarely, but it is strictly forbidden to enter the ice unless the municipal government explicitly allows ice skating. If the municipal government allows ice skating, it will publish so in the local press, the "Dorpskrant" (a local newspaper published by the municipal government) and on the [[website]] of Rotselaar. There is also a [[nature]] zone in the domain, which is off-limits to the public. Other possible activities include, but are not limited to, [[Squash (sport)|squash]] and [[beach volleyball]].