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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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Willebroek
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Willebroek
Willebroek works well as a base: 5 minutes from Boom, 9km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Willebroek is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Boom, about 4 km away.
Willebroek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləbruk], old spelling: Willebroeck, also French: Willebrouck) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Blaasveld, Heindonk, Tisselt, Klein Willebroek, and Willebroek proper. In 2021, Willebroek had a total population ofRead more
27,081. The total area is 27.41 km2.
Willebroek is linked to Brussels by the Willebroek Canal.
Willebroek is also home to the Kanaalfeesten, a yearly festival that takes place throughout the town which includes live concerts (mostly of local bands) and general festival attractions, like a mini roller coaster, a duck shoot, etc. At Klein-Willebroek the Harmonium Art museuM on pump organs is established in the former Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Its iconic bridge over the Willebroek Canal was infamous for the traffic jams it caused, even making it the subject of a song: De Brug van Willebroek by Wannes Van de Velde.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Willebroek?
Within an hour or so of Willebroek: St. Rumbold's Tower (9 km), Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp (18 km), Atomium (18 km), Antwerp Zoo (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Willebroek?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Willebroek?
Willebroek is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Boom.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,808
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.0604, 4.3602
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Worth the detour from Willebroek
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Antwerp Zoo
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Antwerpen-Centraal
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Grand-Place
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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Manneken Pis
Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
24 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Willebroek
- 52 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.
- 52 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 69 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.
- 78 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.
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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