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Willebroek

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About Willebroek

Willebroek works well as a base: 5 minutes from Boom, 9km from St. Rumbold's Tower.

Willebroek is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 22,808, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Willebroek 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 Willebroek to your route.

About Willebroek

Willebroek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləbruk], old spelling: Willebroeck, also French: Willebrouck) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Blaasveld, Heindonk, Tisselt, Klein Willebroek, and Willebroek proper. In 2021, Willebroek had a total population of

Read more 27,081. The total area is 27.41 km2. Willebroek is linked to Brussels by the Willebroek Canal. Willebroek is also home to the Kanaalfeesten, a yearly festival that takes place throughout the town which includes live concerts (mostly of local bands) and general festival attractions, like a mini roller coaster, a duck shoot, etc. At Klein-Willebroek the Harmonium Art museuM on pump organs is established in the former Church of the Immaculate Conception. Its iconic bridge over the Willebroek Canal was infamous for the traffic jams it caused, even making it the subject of a song: De Brug van Willebroek by Wannes Van de Velde.

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Where is Willebroek located?

Willebroek is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0604 latitude, 4.3602 longitude.

What is the population of Willebroek?

Willebroek has a population of approximately 22,808 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
22,808
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Flanders
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
51.0604, 4.3602

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 Willebroek

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.

9 km · about 15 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.

18 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Atomium

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

18 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Antwerp Zoo

Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.

18 km · about 20 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.

18 km · about 20 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.

18 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Grand-Place

Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

24 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Manneken Pis

Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.

24 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Willebroek

  • 53 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.
  • 58 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
  • 74 kmZeeland BridgeElegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
  • 78 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.

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 Willebroek.

Blaasveld

🇧🇪 Belgium

1 km awayPop. 4,367

Tisselt

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 3,428

Breendonk

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 2,912

Terhagen

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 2,736

Boom

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 15,810

Ruisbroek

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 4,860

Heffen

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 2,172

Leest

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 2,758

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