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Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Hofstade
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Hofstade
Hofstade works well as a base: 10 minutes from Wieze, 24km from Gravensteen.
Hofstade is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 5,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Wieze, about 4 km away.
Hofstade is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and is a submunicipality of Aalst. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. Hofstade is located in the Denderstreek north of Aalst. The total area is 660 ha, and the number of inhabitants is over 5000. In Hofstade theRead more
Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek flows into the Dender.
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What is there to see near Hofstade?
Within an hour or so of Hofstade: Atomium (23 km), Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent (23 km), Ghent (24 km), Gravensteen (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Hofstade?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road, Brouwersdam and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Hofstade?
Hofstade is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Wieze.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,927
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.9613, 4.0266
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Worth the detour from Hofstade
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Ghent
Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Gravensteen
A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
24 km · about 30 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.
26 km · about 30 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Autoworld Brussels
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
29 km · about 35 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Hofstade
- 48 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.
- 48 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 73 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.
- 77 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.
- 78 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.
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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