tunnel
Western Scheldt Tunnel
At 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Zeeland, Netherlands · Europe
Koewacht works well as a base: 10 minutes from Stekene, 26km from Gravensteen.
Koewacht is a town located in Zeeland, Netherlands. With a population of 2,656, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Koewacht sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Koewacht to your route.
Koewacht is a village on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. The village consists of two parts; a Dutch and a (smaller) Belgian part.
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Koewacht is located in Zeeland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 51.2283 latitude, 3.9736 longitude.
Koewacht has a population of approximately 2,656 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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tunnel
At 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
26 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
26 km · about 30 min drive
tunnel
Tolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
The world's oldest surviving printing house, run by the Plantin family in Antwerp from 1576 to 1867 and the only museum on the UNESCO World Heritage list: complete with the two oldest printing presses in existence and a Gutenberg Bible.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
31 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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