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Sclayn

Wallonia, Belgium · Europe

About Sclayn

Sclayn works well as a base: 5 minutes from Landenne, 42km from Grottes de Han.

Sclayn is a town located in Wallonia, Belgium. With a population of 1,668, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Sclayn 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 Sclayn to your route.

About Sclayn

Scladina, or Sclayn Cave, is an archaeological site located in Wallonia in the town of Sclayn, in the Andenne hills in Belgium, where excavations since 1978 have provided the material for an exhaustive collection of over thirteen thousand Mousterian stone artifacts and the fossilized remains of an especially ancient

Read more Neanderthal, called the Scladina child were discovered in 1993.

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Where is Sclayn located?

Sclayn is located in Wallonia, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.4898 latitude, 5.0283 longitude.

What is the population of Sclayn?

Sclayn has a population of approximately 1,668 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
1,668
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Wallonia
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.4898, 5.0283

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Sclayn

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

castle

Citadelle de Namur

One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.

12 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Citadel of Namur

Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.

12 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Citadelle de Dinant

A cliff-top fortress towering over the Meuse and a riverfront of pastel houses below the bulbous onion-domed church.

27 km · about 30 min drive

castle

Citadel of Dinant

Clifftop fortress above the Meuse at Dinant, reached by 408 steps or a cable car, overlooking the river road.

27 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Durbuy

Billed as the smallest town in the world, a cluster of grey-stone houses and a castle in a green Ardennes valley.

34 km · about 40 min drive

museum

Musée Hergé

Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.

36 km · about 40 min drive

ancient ruins

Villers Abbey

The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.

37 km · about 45 min drive

natural wonder

Grottes de Han

A spectacular river cave system explored by tram and boat, the finest show caves in Belgium's Ardennes.

42 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Sclayn

  • 57 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
  • 67 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.
  • 71 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
  • 75 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
  • 75 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.

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 Sclayn.

Vezin

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 2,342

Bonneville

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 1,341

Namêche

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 1,267

Landenne

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 2,543

Seilles

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 5,826

Andenne

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 24,055

Marche-les-Dames

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 1,004

Gelbressée

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 1,031

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