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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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Morkhoven works well as a base: 5 minutes from Olen, 26km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Morkhoven is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 2,092, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Morkhoven 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 Morkhoven to your route.
Morkhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɔr(ə)kˌɦoːvə(n)]) is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp belonging to the municipality of Herentals. First documented in 1286, Morkhoven was historically linked to various noble families and was a rural settlement on the periphery of Herentals until it developed roadRead more
connections with other villages in the 19th century. It has since become a primarily residential area. Morkhoven was incorporated into the municipality of Herentals in 1977.
A local landmark is the Freedom Tilia, believed to have been planted during the Brabant Revolution (1789–1790) or the Belgian Revolution (1830–1831).
As of 2021, the population of Morkhoven was 2,157.
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Morkhoven is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.1189 latitude, 4.8188 longitude.
Morkhoven has a population of approximately 2,092 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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cathedral
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
30 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
31 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
42 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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