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Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Wortel sits on the route: 10 minutes from Rijkevorsel, 39km from Biesbosch National Park.
Wortel is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 1,832, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Wortel 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 Wortel to your route.
Wortel is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten. As of 2021, it has 1,844 inhabitants.
The toponym means carrot or root in Dutch. Wortel was established in the early 19th century by the Society of Benevolence as a farming colony for the able-bodied working poor. It was meant to provide employmentRead more
during a time when poverty rates were very high in the Low Countries. Along with the other colonies constructed by the Society of Benevolence, Wortel was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021 as an excellent example of a unique method of housing reform and urban planning.
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Wortel is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.3983 latitude, 4.7946 longitude.
Wortel has a population of approximately 1,832 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
33 km · about 40 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
33 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.
39 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
48 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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