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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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Meerhout
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Meerhout
Meerhout is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Olmen, 45km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Meerhout is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 9,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Olmen, about 5 km away.
Meerhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmeːrɦʌut]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Meerhout proper. In 2021, Meerhout had a total population of 10,279. The total area is 36.29 km2 which gives a population density of 264 inhabitants per km2. In MeerhoutRead more
some famous people have lived, like Kate Ryan (well known in France and Belgium, The UK, Turkey, Spain and the rest of western Europe).
Meerhout is a part of the Economic Network of the Albertkanaal (Albert Canal, named after King Albert 1).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Meerhout?
Within an hour or so of Meerhout: Circuit Zolder (20 km), Leuven Town Hall (39 km), St. Rumbold's Tower (43 km), DAF Museum (44 km).
Are there any good drives near Meerhout?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Brouwersdam and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Meerhout?
Meerhout is in Flanders, Belgium, about 5 km from Olmen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,346
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.1321, 5.0784
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Worth the detour from Meerhout
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
39 km · about 45 min 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
44 km · about 50 min 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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Antwerp Zoo
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Antwerpen-Centraal
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Meerhout
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 78 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
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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