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Ghent
Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
16 km · about 20 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Zelzate works well as a base: 10 minutes from Sas van Gent, 16km from Gravensteen.
Zelzate is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 11,901, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Zelzate 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 Zelzate to your route.
Zelzate (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɛlzaːtə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Zelzate proper. In 2021, Zelzate had a total population of 13,124. The total area is 13.71 km2.
Zelzate is divided into two parts by the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal.Read more
There is a concrete drawbridge and a tunnel to connect the two sides. Zelzate is known for the nearby polluting industry, which makes it the village with the lowest air quality in the country. Recently ArcelorMittal Ghent (Sidmar) made a major investment which resulted in an emission decrease of 90%.
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Zelzate is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.1896 latitude, 3.8078 longitude.
Zelzate has a population of approximately 11,901 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
16 km · about 20 min drive
castle
A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
16 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
16 km · about 20 min drive
tunnel
At 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
tunnel
Tolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
Bruges tavern serving continuously since 1515: likely Belgium's oldest café, with a Flemish Renaissance interior, a stove-warmed main room and a boules garden out back; Van Dyck is said to have paid in paintings.
40 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
41 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
41 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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