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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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Retie
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Retie
Retie sits on the route: 5 minutes from Dessel, 48km from Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp.
Retie is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 8,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dessel, about 4 km away.
Retie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈreːti]; French: Réthy, French pronunciation: [ʁeti]) is a municipality located in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The municipality comprises the town of Retie proper and several hamlets of which Schoonbroek is the largest. In 2021, Retie had a total population ofRead more
11,582. The total area is 48.39 km2.
The Francophone name of Retie is Rethy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Retie?
Within an hour or so of Retie: Circuit Zolder (33 km), DAF Museum (34 km), Efteling (43 km), Antwerp Zoo (46 km).
Are there any good drives near Retie?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Baraque de Fraiture and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Where is Retie?
Retie is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Dessel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.2665, 5.0824
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Worth the detour from Retie
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
43 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.
46 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.
46 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
museum
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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
49 km · about 55 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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