national park
Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Genk works well as a base: 10 minutes from Zutendaal, 11km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Genk is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 63,666, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Genk 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 Genk to your route.
Genk (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣɛŋk]) is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality comprises only the town of Genk itself. It is one of the most important industrial towns in Flanders, located on the Albert Canal, between Antwerp and Liège.
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Genk is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.9650 latitude, 5.5008 longitude.
Genk has a population of approximately 63,666 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
11 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
32 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
The first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, built by Charlemagne as his palatine chapel in the 9th century.
46 km · about 55 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.
53 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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