natural wonder
Hallerbos
The 'Blue Forest' near Halle carpets itself with millions of wild bluebells under beech trees each spring.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Gooik works well as a base: 10 minutes from Oetingen, 11km from Hallerbos.
Gooik is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 8,957, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Gooik 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 Gooik to your route.
Gooik (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣoːik]) is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Gooik proper, Kester, Leerbeek, Strijland and Oetingen. It is now part of the municipality of Pajottegem, following the 2025 fusion of the Belgian municipalities. OnRead more
January 1, 2018 Gooik had a total population of 9,236. The total area is 39.70 km2 (15.33 sq mi), which gives a population density of 232 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi).
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Gooik is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.7944 latitude, 4.1138 longitude.
Gooik has a population of approximately 8,957 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
The 'Blue Forest' near Halle carpets itself with millions of wild bluebells under beech trees each spring.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
18 km · about 20 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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
24 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
A flat, fast circuit that hosted two Belgian Grands Prix in the 1970s before closing in 1981. Much of the abandoned track survives among industrial development, its wide sweeping curves clearly readable from ground level.
24 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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