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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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Kapelle-op-den-Bos
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Kapelle-op-den-Bos
Kapelle-op-den-Bos works well as a base: 10 minutes from Londerzeel, 8km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Kapelle-op-den-Bos is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 8,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Londerzeel, about 4 km away.
Kapelle-op-den-Bos (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːˈpɛlə ʔɔb dɛm ˈbɔs]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Kapelle-op-den-Bos proper, Nieuwenrode and Ramsdonk. On January 1, 2006, Kapelle-op-den-Bos had a total population of 8,904. The total area isRead more
15.25 km2 which gives a population density of 584 inhabitants per km2.
Located at the intersection of the Willebroek to Brussels shipping canal and the Mechelen-Ghent railway line, the town is home to the Etex Group NV group of companies, which manufacture piping, roofing, gyprock and cement products. Numerous other industrial companies call Kapelle-op-den-Bos home, and the General Secondary College Sint-Theresia College (STK) has a wide catchment extending beyond municipal boundaries.
The town was a target for heavy bombing during the First World War due to its proximity to transport routes. Among the many buildings destroyed was the parish church dedicated to Saint Nicholas, which was later rebuilt with a modern flavour; the nave retained its original arched windows, but the steeple now appears as a crown.
Kapelle-op-den-Bos is heavily polluted with asbestos. Many inhabitants of the village died due to this mortal pollution. Health problems caused by the asbestos pollution still remain a major problem for the whole area.
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What is there to see near Kapelle-op-den-Bos?
Within an hour or so of Kapelle-op-den-Bos: St. Rumbold's Tower (8 km), Atomium (13 km), Grand-Place (18 km), Manneken Pis (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Kapelle-op-den-Bos?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Kapelle-op-den-Bos?
Kapelle-op-den-Bos is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Londerzeel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,859
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.0097, 4.3630
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Worth the detour from Kapelle-op-den-Bos
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
13 km · about 25 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.
18 km · about 20 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Autoworld Brussels
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Antwerp Zoo
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Antwerpen-Centraal
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Plantin-Moretus Museum
The world's oldest surviving printing house, run by the Plantin family in Antwerp from 1576 to 1867 and the only museum on the UNESCO World Heritage list: complete with the two oldest printing presses in existence and a Gutenberg Bible.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Kapelle-op-den-Bos
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 56 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.
- 56 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 75 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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