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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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Westerlo
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Westerlo
Westerlo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Herselt, 31km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Westerlo is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Herselt, about 5 km away.
Westerlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛstərloː]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns:
Westerlo centrum
Oevel
Tongerlo
Heultje
Voortkapel
Oosterwijk
Zoerle-Parwijs
De beeltjens westerlo
In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The total area isRead more
55.13 km2.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Westerlo?
Within an hour or so of Westerlo: Circuit Zolder (26 km), Leuven Town Hall (28 km), St. Rumbold's Tower (31 km), Antwerp Zoo (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Westerlo?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Baraque de Fraiture and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Westerlo?
Westerlo is in Flanders, Belgium, about 5 km from Herselt.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,579
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.0905, 4.9154
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Worth the detour from Westerlo
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.
28 km · about 30 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Antwerp Zoo
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
37 km · about 45 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.
37 km · about 45 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.
39 km · about 45 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
46 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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