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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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Vorst
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Vorst
Vorst is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tessenderlo, 46km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Vorst is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 6,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tessenderlo, about 5 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Vorst?
Within an hour or so of Vorst: Circuit Zolder (19 km), Leuven Town Hall (32 km), St. Rumbold's Tower (38 km), Antwerp Zoo (44 km).
Are there any good drives near Vorst?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Brouwersdam and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Vorst?
Vorst is in Flanders, Belgium, about 5 km from Tessenderlo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,824
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.0803, 5.0200
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Worth the detour from Vorst
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.
32 km · about 35 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Antwerp Zoo
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
44 km · about 50 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.
44 km · about 50 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.
46 km · about 55 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.
46 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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Vorst
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 79 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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