racetrack
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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Dessel is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Retie, 49km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Dessel is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 2,553, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Dessel 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 Dessel to your route.
Dessel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛsəl] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Dessel proper. In 2021, Dessel had a total population of 9,659 inhabitants. The total area is 27.03 km2.
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Dessel is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.2385 latitude, 5.1145 longitude.
Dessel has a population of approximately 2,553 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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racetrack
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
29 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
49 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
49 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
50 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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