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Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Buggenhout works well as a base: 10 minutes from Baasrode, 20km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Buggenhout is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 13,510, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Buggenhout sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Buggenhout to your route.
Buggenhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbʏɣə(n)ɦʌut] ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Buggenhout proper, Briel, Opdorp, and Opstal. In 2021, Buggenhout had a total population of 14,689. The total area is 25.25 squareRead more
kilometres.
Buggenhout is also known for its forest, the "Buggenhoutbos", which is the largest forest of East Flanders.
The municipality is 20 km north-west of Brussels city centre. The geographic centre of Flanders lies in Opdorp.
Buggenhout has two breweries, Bosteels Brewery (known for the "Tripel Karmeliet", "Deus" (a champagne beer), "Kwak") and De Landtsheer, now called Brouwerij Malheur (known for "Malheur").
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Buggenhout is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0159 latitude, 4.2017 longitude.
Buggenhout has a population of approximately 13,510 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
17 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
22 km · about 25 min drive
museum
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Baron Empain's 1934 marble-and-gilt Art Deco mansion on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, restored by the Boghossian Foundation as an East-West art centre: Brussels' most sumptuous interior after the Horta houses.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
27 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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