Albert Canal

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The Albert Canal is a canal located in northeastern Belgium, which was named for King Albert I of Belgium. The Albert Canal connects Antwerp with Liège, and also the Meuse river with the Scheldt river. It also connects with the Dessel–Turnhout–Schoten Canal, and its total length is 129.5 kilometres. ()

Local name: Canal Albert Length: 80.5 miCoordinates: 51°4'3"N, 5°11'27"E

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VlaanderenBelgium

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Albert Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pakawi Park, Kasteel Meylandt, St. Peter in Chains Church, Beringen coal preparation plant.

4.6 miNW
Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo
Pakawi Park
117 min walk • Pakawi Park is a zoo in the Belgian village Olmen which is part of the town of Balen. Until 22 June 2019 it was named "Olmense Zoo". The zoo was opened in 1976 by Louis Roothooft, a former captain. He used to live near Antwerp where he had a private collection of foreign animals.
5.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Kasteel Meylandt, Heusden-Zolder
131 min walk • Meylandt Castle is a country house, on the site of an earlier castle, in Heusden in the municipality of Heusden-Zolder, province of Limburg, Belgium. Although the site has been in use since the 1380s at the latest, the present building was constructed in 1907, replacing an earlier house of 1842.
2 miSE
Church
St. Peter in Chains Church
51 min walk • The St. Peter in Chains Church is a church in Neo-Gothic style with a rich Baroque interior located at the Market Square in Beringen, Belgium. It is the parish church of Beringen centre and the decanal church of the deanery of Beringen. The chancel, nave and transept are protected since 1949 and the neo-Gothic parts since 1993.
1.5 miE
Museum
Beringen coal preparation plant
38 min walk • The Beringen coal preparation plant is a part of the former Beringen coal mine, which is located in Beringen in the Belgian province of Limburg.
6.4 miSE
50°59'46"N • 5°17'2"E
Kluis van Bolderberg
163 min walk • Church
1.5 miE
City
Beringen
38 min walk • For those who love the great outdoors, Beringen is home to the beautiful cycling and walking network of Limburg. With over 2000 kilometers of cycling paths and 200 kilometers of hiking trails, nature enthusiasts will find themselves in paradise.
6.1 miSE
Racetrack, Sport venue, Sport
Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder
156 min walk • The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlamen, is an undulating 4.011 km motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.
5 miSE
51°1'16"N • 5°16'40"E
Meylandtmolen, Heusden-Zolder
127 min walk • Watermill
1.3 miNE
Football, Sport, Sport venue
Mijnstadion
33 min walk • Mijnstadion is a multi-use stadium in Beringen, Belgium. It has been used mostly for football matches as the home ground of K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder, until the club reached the first division in 2003–04.
6.6 miNW
Locality
Meerhout
168 min walk • Meerhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Meerhout proper. As of January 1, 2008, Meerhout had a total population of 9,578. The total area is 36.29 km² which gives a population density of 264 inhabitants per km².
2 miS
Town
Paal
53 min walk • Paal is a town and borough in the municipality of Beringen, in the Belgian Limburg Campine. Once known as Pael, the town has a long history. The town plays an important role in both the industry and tourism of Beringen. The town has a recreational area, the "Paalse Plas", with ponds, a sailing lake and a golf course.