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Gingelom

Flanders, Belgium · Europe

About Gingelom

Gingelom is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Attenhoven, 43km from Hoge Kempen National Park.

Gingelom is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 7,930, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Gingelom 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 Gingelom to your route.

About Gingelom

Gingelom (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɪŋəˌlɔm]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2006 Gingelom had a total population of 7,847. The total area is 56.49 km2 (21.81 sq mi) which gives a population density of 139 inhabitants per square kilometre (360 inhabitants/mi2). The

Read more municipality includes the old municipalities of Borlo, Buvingen, Jeuk, Montenaken, Niel-bij-Sint-Truiden, Mielen boven Aalst, Muizen, Boekhout, Vorsen and Kortijs.

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Where is Gingelom located?

Gingelom is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.7479 latitude, 5.1342 longitude.

What is the population of Gingelom?

Gingelom has a population of approximately 7,930 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
7,930
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Flanders
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.7479, 5.1342

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Gingelom

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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.

28 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Leuven Town Hall

A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.

34 km · about 40 min drive

castle

Citadelle de Namur

One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.

37 km · about 45 min drive

castle

Citadel of Namur

Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.

37 km · about 45 min drive

museum

Musée Hergé

Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.

38 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Vrijthof Maastricht

A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.

41 km · about 45 min drive

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.

43 km · about 50 min drive

ancient ruins

Villers Abbey

The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.

46 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Gingelom

  • 61 kmGileppe DamA 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
  • 62 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
  • 70 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
  • 73 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.

Driving in Belgium

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.74/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Gingelom.

Montenaken

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 1,472

Velm

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 2,580

Attenhoven

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 1,784

Walsbets

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 3,609

Landen

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 14,458

Houtain-l'Évêque

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 1,409

Jeuk

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 1,543

Mielen-boven-Aalst

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 1,047

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