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Herk-de-Stad

Flanders, Belgium · Europe

About Herk-de-Stad

Herk-de-Stad is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Linkhout, 34km from Hoge Kempen National Park.

Herk-de-Stad is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 11,566, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Herk-de-Stad 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 Herk-de-Stad to your route.

About Herk-de-Stad

Herk-de-Stad (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛr(ə)ɡ də ˈstɑt] ; French: Herck-la-Ville, French pronunciation: [ɛʁk la vil]) is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2018, Herk-de-Stad had a total population of 12,661. The total area is 42.83 km2 which gives a population density of

Read more 296 inhabitants per km2. Besides the village of Herk-de-Stad itself, the municipality contains the communities of Berbroek, Schulen and Donk. Donk contains two country houses, both of the eighteenth-century, Kasteel Hamont and Kasteel Landwijk, which stands on the site of a castle established in the 12th century.

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Herk-de-Stad is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.9401 latitude, 5.1664 longitude.

What is the population of Herk-de-Stad?

Herk-de-Stad has a population of approximately 11,566 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
11,566
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Flanders
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.9401, 5.1664

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Tags

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Worth the detour from Herk-de-Stad

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.

8 km · about 15 min drive

landmark

Leuven Town Hall

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

33 km · about 40 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.

34 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Vrijthof Maastricht

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

38 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Valkenburg Marl Caves

Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.

47 km · about 55 min drive

cathedral

St. Rumbold's Tower

Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.

49 km · about 55 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.

49 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Thorn

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.

53 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Herk-de-Stad

  • 63 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
  • 69 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.

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 Herk-de-Stad.

Donk

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 1,793

Schulen

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 2,930

Berbroek

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 1,646

Linkhout

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 2,019

Halen

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 8,548

Spalbeek

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 2,127

Lummen

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 13,689

Rummen

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 2,177

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