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Ghent
Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Grammene
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Grammene
Grammene is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Vinkt, 20km from Gravensteen.
Grammene is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 1,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vinkt, about 4 km away.
Grammene is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and is a submunicipality of Deinze. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. Grammene is a rural village on the Lys river and the Oude Mandel. The village had 646 inhabitants in 1981.
The oldest mention of Grimmine isRead more
from 1121. Its name is said to be derived from the old Germanic grimminja. The lordship of Grammene, dependent on the fiefdom of Kortrijk, belonged to the family de Grammina in the 12th and 13th centuries. Later lords were Van Schuurvelde (14th century), de Tolenaare (end of the 14th century), de Beer (second half of the 15th century to first half of the 17th century), Vanden Heede (first half of the 17th century) and the barons of Poeke (18th century). Administratively and fiscally it belonged to the castellany of Kortrijk, in ecclesiastical matters it depended on the bishopric of Tournai until 1559, afterwards on the bishopric of Ghent, deanery of Tielt. The right of patronage belonged to the Ghent Saint Bavo's Abbey since 1121, afterwards on the bishopric of Ghent.
During the World War I the first schepen Charles Baerens was killed by the Germans. Later the parish of Grammene was destroyed after a suspected assassination attempt.
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What is there to see near Grammene?
Within an hour or so of Grammene: Ghent (19 km), Gravensteen (20 km), Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent (20 km), Bruges Markt (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Grammene?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road, Brouwersdam and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Grammene?
Grammene is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Vinkt.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,002
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.9778, 3.4671
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Worth the detour from Grammene
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Gravensteen
A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
20 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Bruges Markt
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
Café Vlissinghe
Bruges tavern serving continuously since 1515: likely Belgium's oldest café, with a Flemish Renaissance interior, a stove-warmed main room and a boules garden out back; Van Dyck is said to have paid in paintings.
31 km · about 35 min drive
film location
Belfry of Bruges (In Bruges)
The 83m medieval belfry that Ray climbs and falls from in the climax of In Bruges.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
In Flanders Fields Museum
Set in Ypres' rebuilt Cloth Hall, this museum tells the harrowing story of the WWI Western Front trenches.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Menin Gate
A vast memorial arch bearing 54,000 names of the missing, where the Last Post sounds every evening at eight.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Grammene
- 45 kmKoninklijke Baan Coast RoadThe N34 'Royal Road' hugs nearly the whole Belgian coast, sharing its corridor with the world's longest tram line and passing Belle Epoque De Haan, dunes and beach resorts.
- 49 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.
- 49 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 73 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.
- 76 kmZeeland BridgeElegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
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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