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Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Wilrijk works well as a base: 5 minutes from Berchem, 6km from Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp.
Wilrijk is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 41,403, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Wilrijk 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 Wilrijk to your route.
The Shankheshwar Parshvanath Jain Temple is a Jain temple located in the district Wilrijk of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp Province, Belgium. It is currently the only Jain temple in continental Europe.
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Wilrijk is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.1673 latitude, 4.3951 longitude.
Wilrijk has a population of approximately 41,403 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
6 km · about 10 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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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.
17 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.
31 km · about 35 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
36 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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