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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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Neerwinden
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Neerwinden
Neerwinden is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Attenhoven, 36km from Citadelle de Namur.
Neerwinden is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 1,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Attenhoven, about 4 km away.
Neerwinden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈneːrʋɪndə(n)]) is a village in Belgium, located in the municipality of Landen, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flanders.
The village gives its name to two great historical battles. The first, the Battle of Neerwinden (1693) (usually called the Battle of Landen), was fought on 29Read more
July 1693, during the Nine Years War, between the Anglo-Allied army under William III of England and the French under the duke of Luxemburg, ending in a French victory. The second, the Battle of Neerwinden (1793), took place on 18 March 1793, during the War of the First Coalition, between Austria under Prince Josias of Coburg and the French under General Charles François Dumouriez and ended in an Austrian victory.
Neerwinden station is on line 36.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Neerwinden?
Within an hour or so of Neerwinden: Leuven Town Hall (27 km), Circuit Zolder (29 km), Musée Hergé (32 km), Citadelle de Namur (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Neerwinden?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Chimay Street Circuit and Brouwersdam.
Where is Neerwinden?
Neerwinden is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Attenhoven.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,165
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.7676, 5.0402
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Worth the detour from Neerwinden
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
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.
29 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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Citadelle de Namur
One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.
36 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Citadel of Namur
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
36 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Villers Abbey
The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.
41 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Autoworld Brussels
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Neerwinden
- 68 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.
- 69 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
- 76 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
- 80 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
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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