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Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Zwijndrecht
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Zwijndrecht
Zwijndrecht works well as a base: 10 minutes from Beveren, 5km from Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp.
Zwijndrecht is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Beveren, about 5 km away.
Zwijndrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋɛindrɛxt] ) is a former municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. On 1 January 2025, it fused with the municipalities of Beveren and Kruibeke to form the new municipality of Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht, which resulted in it moving from theRead more
province of Antwerp to that of East Flanders. As well as Zwijndrecht proper, the former municipality includes the village of Burcht. In 2021, Zwijndrecht had a total population of 19,263.
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What is there to see near Zwijndrecht?
Within an hour or so of Zwijndrecht: Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp (5 km), Plantin-Moretus Museum (5 km), Antwerp Zoo (7 km), Antwerpen-Centraal (7 km).
Are there any good drives near Zwijndrecht?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Zwijndrecht?
Zwijndrecht is in Flanders, Belgium, about 5 km from Beveren.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,249
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.2198, 4.3266
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Worth the detour from Zwijndrecht
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
5 km · about 10 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.
7 km · about 15 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.
7 km · about 10 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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Western Scheldt Tunnel
At 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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Westerscheldetunnel
Tolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Zwijndrecht
- 40 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.
- 40 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 53 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.
- 63 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.
- 68 kmBrouwersdamDelta Works dam carrying the N57 between two Zeeland islands, with the North Sea on one side, the Grevelingen lagoon on the other, and kitesurfers filling the sky.
- 77 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
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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