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Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Kruibeke works well as a base: 10 minutes from Burcht, 8km from Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp.
Kruibeke is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 14,815, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kruibeke 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 Kruibeke to your route.
Kruibeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkrœybeːkə]) is a former municipality and current submunicipality of Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bazel, Kruibeke proper and Rupelmonde. On 1 January 2018, Kruibeke had a total population ofRead more
16,657. The total area is 33.42 km2.
The oldest secular centre of the area is the feudal castle of Wissekerke at Bazel, which was inhabited by the ancient family Vilain until 1989.
In March 2003, the mayor at that time Antoine Denert set up the Department of Tenderness to encourage residents to be nicer to each other. Denert worried that "people don't cuddle anymore and that's the reason why there are so many conflicts." and announced: "I will set an example and start in my own village by caressing, cuddling and kissing as many people as possible." He officially added Tenderness to his alderman portfolio of duties, until then Work, Environment and Budget. As of 26 August 2004, no other civic governments have adopted this idea.
Jos Stassen was mayor from 2013 to 2018, where he led a majority composed of SamenVoorKruibeke (Vooruit, Groen and Open VLD) and CD&V. Their combined efforts gave them a majority over the largest party, N-VA, led by former mayor Antoine Denert.
From 2018 to 2022 Dimitri van Laere took over the mantle of mayor by creating a majority composed of N-VA, CD&V and a couple of independents who were previously part of former mayor Antoine Denert's party D.E.N.E.R.T.. In 2022, this coalition brought Antoine Denert back on board to act as mayor as they started preparing a fusion with neighboring municipalities Beveren and Zwijndrecht, slated for completion by the end of 2024, start of 2025.
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Kruibeke is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.1705 latitude, 4.3144 longitude.
Kruibeke has a population of approximately 14,815 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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cathedral
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
8 km · about 15 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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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