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Ghent
Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Grotenberge
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Grotenberge
Grotenberge is worth a stop: 36km from Hallerbos.
Grotenberge is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 1,800 people. You drive on the right here.
Grotenberge is a village belonging to the municipality of Zottegem. It is located on the Molenbeek and the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek within the Denderstreek and the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the East Flanders province, Belgium.
Grotenberge is known for the Domain of Breivelde, a 19th-century largeRead more
garden, turned into a romantic style park with an arboretum. The park also hosts a castle. Construction started in 1830, the current state dates from around 1879. In 1970, the domain was bought by the city of Zottegem, and has received a protected state in 1982.
The village was first mentioned as Grothemberge in 1235. It became an independent municipality in the 18th century, but merged into Zottegem in 1970. The former municipality covered an area of 4.66 square kilometres (1.80 sq mi).
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What is there to see near Grotenberge?
Within an hour or so of Grotenberge: Ghent (21 km), Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent (21 km), Gravensteen (22 km), Pairi Daiza (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Grotenberge?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road, Chimay Street Circuit and Brouwersdam.
Where is Grotenberge?
Grotenberge is in Flanders, Belgium.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,773
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.8733, 3.8228
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Worth the detour from Grotenberge
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
21 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Gravensteen
A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Pairi Daiza
Belgium's most-visited attraction: a 75-hectare animal park built around a former Cistercian abbey in Hainaut, with full-scale Chinese, Indonesian and Middle Kingdom gardens housing giant pandas, gorillas and elephants.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Atomium
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Hallerbos
The 'Blue Forest' near Halle carpets itself with millions of wild bluebells under beech trees each spring.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Grand-Place
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Manneken Pis
Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Grotenberge
- 55 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
- 55 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 71 kmKoninklijke Baan Coast RoadThe N34 'Royal Road' hugs nearly the whole Belgian coast, sharing its corridor with the world's longest tram line and passing Belle Epoque De Haan, dunes and beach resorts.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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