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Noorderwijk

Flanders, Belgium · Europe

About Noorderwijk

Noorderwijk is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Herentals, 28km from St. Rumbold's Tower.

Noorderwijk is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 5,166, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Noorderwijk 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 Noorderwijk to your route.

About Noorderwijk

Olen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːlə(n)]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises three towns, situated on a south–north axis: South of the motorway E313 and the Albert Canal is Olen proper, also called Olen-Centrum (Saint-Martins parish). Between the Albert Canal and

Read more Olen-station (railroad from Antwerp to Neerpelt and Hasselt) is the town of Boekel, also called Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Olen (parish) or Achter-Olen (Behind-Olen). North of the railroad is the town of St.-Jozef-Olen (parish), also called Olen-Fabriek (Olen-Factory, a refinery along the old canal Herentals-Bocholt that was at its origin). In 2021, Olen had a total population of 12,600. The total area is 23.10 km2.

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Where is Noorderwijk located?

Noorderwijk is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.1412 latitude, 4.8406 longitude.

What is the population of Noorderwijk?

Noorderwijk has a population of approximately 5,166 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
5,166
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Flanders
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
51.1412, 4.8406

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 Noorderwijk

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

28 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Antwerp Zoo

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

Antwerpen-Centraal

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

landmark

Leuven Town Hall

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

31 km · about 35 min drive

cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp

Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.

32 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Plantin-Moretus 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.

32 km · about 35 min 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.

34 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Atomium

Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.

44 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Noorderwijk

  • 76 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.

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 Noorderwijk.

Olen

🇧🇪 Belgium

1 km awayPop. 3,209

Morkhoven

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 2,092

Herentals

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 25,912

Oevel

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 3,595

Wiekevorst

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 3,589

Herenthout

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 3,942

Zoerle-Parwijs

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 2,292

Tongerlo

🇧🇪 Belgium

7 km awayPop. 7,404

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