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Paal

Flanders, Belgium · Europe

About Paal

Paal is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Beringen, 35km from Hoge Kempen National Park.

Paal is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 11,935, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Paal 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 Paal to your route.

About Paal

Paal (Limburgish: Poël) is a town and borough in the municipality of Beringen, in the Belgian Limburg Campine. Once known as Pael, the town has a long history. The town plays an important role in both the industry and tourism of Beringen. The town has a recreational area, the "Paalse Plas", with ponds, a sailing lake

Read more and a golf course. The annual Paal op Stelten music festival attracts 20,000 visitors to the town each August. The industrial area along the A13 motorway houses the facilities of a number of multinational companies. The studio of Radio Benelux, the local radio station for Beringen and surroundings, is located in Paal.

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Where is Paal located?

Paal is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0399 latitude, 5.1723 longitude.

What is the population of Paal?

Paal has a population of approximately 11,935 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
11,935
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Flanders
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
51.0399, 5.1723

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

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

EuropeBelgiumFlandersTown

Worth the detour from Paal

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

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.

35 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Leuven Town Hall

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

38 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Vrijthof Maastricht

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

42 km · about 50 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.

48 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.

49 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Valkenburg Marl Caves

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

50 km · about 60 min drive

museum

DAF Museum

Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.

50 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Paal

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

Beringen

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 40,930

Meldert

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 2,557

Deurne

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 2,182

Lummen

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 13,689

Beverlo

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 8,681

Tessenderlo

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 16,574

Kwaadmechelen

🇧🇪 Belgium

7 km awayPop. 5,574

Oostham

🇧🇪 Belgium

7 km awayPop. 5,320

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