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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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Puurs works well as a base: 5 minutes from Hingene, 14km from St. Rumbold's Tower.
Puurs is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 15,944, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Puurs 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 Puurs to your route.
Puurs (Dutch pronunciation: [pyːrs]) is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is located in the Flemish Region. The municipality comprised the towns of Breendonk, Liezele, Kalfort, Ruisbroek (old spelling: Ruysbroeck) and Puurs proper. There is also the hamlet of Kalfort. In 2021, PuursRead more
had a total population of 17,684. The total area is 33.41 km2 (12+7⁄8 sq mi).
Puurs sits about 5 meters above mean sea level. Its geography shows only minor elevation differences. Puurs is mainly rural, with some low intensity industry development in the North alongside the N16 expressway. However, because of its proximity to the cities of Antwerp and Brussels (both within a 25 km or 15+1⁄2 mi radius) and its excellent accessibility, Puurs is developing increasingly into a residential town.
Effective 1 January 2019, Puurs and Sint-Amands were merged into the new municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands.
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Puurs is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0741 latitude, 4.2884 longitude.
Puurs has a population of approximately 15,944 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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