natural wonder
Hallerbos
The 'Blue Forest' near Halle carpets itself with millions of wild bluebells under beech trees each spring.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Enghien
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Enghien
Enghien works well as a base: 5 minutes from Sint-Pieters-Kapelle, 16km from Hallerbos.
Enghien is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sint-Pieters-Kapelle, about 4 km away.
Enghien (French: [ɑ̃ɡjɛ̃] ; Dutch: Edingen [ˈeːdɪŋə(n)] ; Picard: Inguî; West Flemish: Enge) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006, Enghien had a total population of 11,980. The total area is 40.59 km2 (15.67 sq mi), which gives a population density ofRead more
295 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Enghien, Marcq, and Petit-Enghien. It is situated on the Flemish border, and restricted language rights are granted to the Dutch speaking minority (so-called language facilities).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Enghien?
Within an hour or so of Enghien: Hallerbos (16 km), Pairi Daiza (16 km), Nivelles-Baulers (22 km), Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Enghien?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Brouwersdam.
Where is Enghien?
Enghien is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 4 km from Sint-Pieters-Kapelle.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,367
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.6938, 4.0379
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Worth the detour from Enghien
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Pairi Daiza
Belgium's most-visited attraction: a 75-hectare animal park built around a former Cistercian abbey in Hainaut, with full-scale Chinese, Indonesian and Middle Kingdom gardens housing giant pandas, gorillas and elephants.
16 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Nivelles-Baulers
A flat, fast circuit that hosted two Belgian Grands Prix in the 1970s before closing in 1981. Much of the abandoned track survives among industrial development, its wide sweeping curves clearly readable from ground level.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift
A colossal 73 m boat elevator on the Canal du Centre, among the tallest in the world, hoisting entire barges in a concrete cathedral visible for miles across Hainaut.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Canal du Centre Hydraulic Boat Lifts
Four UNESCO-listed 19th-century hydraulic boat lifts near La Louvière, still standing on the old Canal du Centre.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Lion's Mound Waterloo
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
26 km · about 30 min drive
museum
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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Grand-Place
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
28 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Enghien
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 73 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
- 77 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
- 77 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
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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