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Circuit Zolder
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Hechtel
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Hechtel
Hechtel is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Peer, 28km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Hechtel is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 6,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Peer, about 6 km away.
Hechtel-Eksel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛxtəl ˈɛksəl]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2018 it had a total population of 12,290 an area of 76.70 km2 giving a population density of 150 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality was created in January 1977 as a merger of the twoRead more
former municipalities Hechtel and Eksel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hechtel?
Within an hour or so of Hechtel: Circuit Zolder (17 km), Hoge Kempen National Park (28 km), Thorn (33 km), DAF Museum (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Hechtel?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Brouwersdam and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Hechtel?
Hechtel is in Flanders, Belgium, about 6 km from Peer.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,605
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.1252, 5.3677
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Worth the detour from Hechtel
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
33 km · about 40 min drive
museum
DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Valkenburg Marl Caves
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Hechtel
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 62 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
- 73 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.
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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