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Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Holsbeek
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Holsbeek
Holsbeek works well as a base: 5 minutes from Kortrijk-Dutsel, 23km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Holsbeek is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 9,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kortrijk-Dutsel, about 4 km away.
Holsbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɔlzbeːk]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Holsbeek proper, Kortrijk-Dutsel, Nieuwrode and Sint-Pieters-Rode. On January 1, 2006, Holsbeek had a total population of 9,205. The total area is 38.50 km2 whichRead more
gives a population density of 239 inhabitants per km2.
A notable landmark in Holsbeek is the medieval castle of Horst, which is the fictional home of de rode ridder (the red knight).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Holsbeek?
Within an hour or so of Holsbeek: Leuven Town Hall (6 km), St. Rumbold's Tower (23 km), Autoworld Brussels (27 km), Atomium (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Holsbeek?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Baraque de Fraiture and Brouwersdam.
Where is Holsbeek?
Holsbeek is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Kortrijk-Dutsel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,094
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.9210, 4.7575
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Worth the detour from Holsbeek
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
St. Rumbold's Tower
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Autoworld Brussels
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
29 km · about 35 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
30 km · about 35 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Musée Hergé
Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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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