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Circuit Zolder
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21 km · about 25 min drive
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Borgloon
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Borgloon
Borgloon is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wellen, 27km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Borgloon is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Wellen, about 4 km away.
Borgloon (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔr(ə)xˌloːn] ; French: Looz, French pronunciation: [lo]; Limburgish: Loeën) is a former municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,697. The total area is 51.12 km2 (19.74 sq mi) which gives a populationRead more
density of 209 inhabitants per square kilometre (540 inhabitants/mi2). Borgloon gave its name to the former county of Loon and was its capital until 1200.
The municipality includes the following 13 sub-municipalities: Bommershoven, Borgloon proper, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, and Voort.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Borgloon?
Within an hour or so of Borgloon: Circuit Zolder (21 km), Vrijthof Maastricht (25 km), Hoge Kempen National Park (27 km), Valkenburg Marl Caves (35 km).
Are there any good drives near Borgloon?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Chimay Street Circuit and Brouwersdam.
Where is Borgloon?
Borgloon is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Wellen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,955
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.8051, 5.3437
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Worth the detour from Borgloon
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
25 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Valkenburg Marl Caves
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
46 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Ninglinspo Valley
Belgium's only true mountain stream, tumbling through the Aywaille woods in a chain of red-rock cascades and natural bathing pools with names like 'Bain de Diane'; the trail starts directly at the Sedoz roadside parking.
47 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Vaalserberg Drielandenpunt
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
48 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Gileppe Dam
A 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Borgloon
- 48 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
- 50 kmGileppe DamA 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
- 63 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
- 68 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
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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