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Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Vinkt
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Vinkt
Vinkt works well as a base: 5 minutes from Grammene, 18km from Gravensteen.
Vinkt is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 1,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Grammene, about 4 km away.
Vinkt is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and is a submunicipality of Deinze. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. The village is located on the border with West Flanders, at the intersection of the N409 road from Aalter to Deinze and the road from Aarsele toRead more
Nevele. The village had 1304 inhabitants in 1981.
The oldest mention of Vinkt is from 1123 to 1146 as Uincte and as Vinke in 1220. The lordship fell under the Land of Nevele.
During World War II a war crime committed by German soldiers in the villages of Vinkt and Meigem on 26–28 May 1940 during the Battle of the Lys known as the Vinkt massacre.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Vinkt?
Within an hour or so of Vinkt: Ghent (17 km), Gravensteen (18 km), Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent (18 km), Bruges Markt (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Vinkt?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road, Brouwersdam and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Vinkt?
Vinkt is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Grammene.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,434
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.0086, 3.4788
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Worth the detour from Vinkt
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Gravensteen
A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
18 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Bruges Markt
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
28 km · about 35 min drive
film location
Belfry of Bruges (In Bruges)
The 83m medieval belfry that Ray climbs and falls from in the climax of In Bruges.
28 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
Café Vlissinghe
Bruges tavern serving continuously since 1515: likely Belgium's oldest café, with a Flemish Renaissance interior, a stove-warmed main room and a boules garden out back; Van Dyck is said to have paid in paintings.
29 km · about 35 min drive
coastal drive
Koninklijke Baan Coast Road
The N34 'Royal Road' hugs nearly the whole Belgian coast, sharing its corridor with the world's longest tram line and passing Belle Epoque De Haan, dunes and beach resorts.
43 km · about 50 min drive
museum
In Flanders Fields Museum
Set in Ypres' rebuilt Cloth Hall, this museum tells the harrowing story of the WWI Western Front trenches.
45 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Vinkt
- 43 kmKoninklijke Baan Coast RoadThe N34 'Royal Road' hugs nearly the whole Belgian coast, sharing its corridor with the world's longest tram line and passing Belle Epoque De Haan, dunes and beach resorts.
- 46 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.
- 46 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 70 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.
- 73 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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