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Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Bertem
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Bertem
Bertem works well as a base: 10 minutes from Winksele, 21km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Bertem is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 9,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Winksele, about 4 km away.
Bertem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrtɛm] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Bertem proper, Korbeek-Dijle and Leefdaal. On January 1, 2006, Bertem had a total population of 9,215. The total area is 29.75 km2 which gives a population density ofRead more
310 inhabitants per km2.
The area is noted for its rural landscape, in particular the "Koeheide" and "Bertembos" ("Bertem Forest"). On the open plains of Leefdaal, it is possible to see the endangered European Hamster (Cricetus cricetus)). The village of Bertem itself is home to the Sint-Pieters-Bandenkerk, a Romanesque church built between 950 and 1050.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Bertem?
Within an hour or so of Bertem: Leuven Town Hall (5 km), Autoworld Brussels (17 km), Villa Empain (18 km), Grand-Place (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Bertem?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Baraque de Fraiture and Brouwersdam.
Where is Bertem?
Bertem is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Winksele.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,215
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.8640, 4.6292
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Worth the detour from Bertem
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Autoworld Brussels
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Villa Empain
Baron Empain's 1934 marble-and-gilt Art Deco mansion on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, restored by the Boghossian Foundation as an East-West art centre: Brussels' most sumptuous interior after the Horta houses.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Grand-Place
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Manneken Pis
Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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St. Rumbold's Tower
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Musée Hergé
Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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