Zaventem, Brussels

Name: Zaventem
Address: Brussels, Belgium

#131 among attractions in Brussels

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Zaventem is a Belgian municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant. It is located in the Dijleland area, one of the three large recreational areas which together form the Groene Gordel around the Brussels-Capital Region. The municipality comprises the subdivisions or deelgemeenten of Nossegem, Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Sterrebeek and Zaventem proper. On 1 January 2006 Zaventem had a total population of 28,651. The total area is 27.62 square kilometres, which gives a population density of 1,037 inhabitants per km². The official language is Dutch as it is within the Flemish Region. Zaventem is the home of Brussels Airport, together with neighbouring town of Diegem. ()

Alternative names: Area: 10.66 mi²Coordinates: 50°52'49"N, 4°28'16"E

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Zaventem – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Enclos des fusillés, Moulin Lindekemale, Château Malou, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Cemetery.

3.4 miSW
Cemetery
Enclos des fusillés, Brussels
87 min walk • The Enclosure of the executed is a small cemetery, located at the Rue Colonel Bourg in the Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek, where 365 resistance fighters of both world wars are buried.
2.8 miSW
Watermill
Moulin Lindekemale, Brussels
73 min walk • The Lindekemale watermill is a 12th-century watermill at the north side of the Park Malou in Brussels, Belgium, currently operating as a restaurant.
3.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Château Malou, Brussels
80 min walk • The Château Malou is a neoclassical building in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Brussels, Belgium. The Château Malou is situated at an altitude of 52 metres.
3.3 miSW
Cemetery
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Cemetery, Brussels
85 min walk • Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Cemetery is a cemetery belonging to the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, where the inhabitants of Saint-Josse have the right to be buried.
3 miW
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Evere, Brussels
77 min walk • Evere is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region. On 1 January 2006, the municipality had a total population of 33,462. The total area is 5.02 km2 which gives a population density of 6,668/km2. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual.
3 miSW
Park
Malou Park, Brussels
77 min walk • Malou Park is an urban park in the Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is in the valley of the Woluwe stream, to the southeast of the Woluwe Shopping Center. It is the municipality's oldest and biggest park.
2.5 miW
Cemetery
Brussels Cemetery, Brussels
65 min walk • Brussels Cemetery is a cemetery situated in Evere, Brussels, Belgium. Located in the neighbouring municipality of Evere, rather than in the City of Brussels proper, it is adjacent to Schaerbeek Cemetery and Evere Cemetery, but should not be confused with either.
2.1 miW
René Magritte, Cemetery
Schaerbeek Cemetery, Brussels
55 min walk • Schaerbeek Cemetery, officially Schaerbeek New Cemetery, is a cemetery belonging to the municipality of Schaerbeek, Brussels, where the inhabitants of Schaerbeek have the right to be buried.
1.4 miS
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Kraainem, Brussels
35 min walk • Kraainem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Kraainem proper. On January 1, 2006, Kraainem had a total population of 13,150.
3 miSW
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Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels
78 min walk • Woluwe-Saint-Lambert or Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe is one of the nineteen municipalities in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.
2.6 miNW
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Machelen, Brussels
66 min walk • Machelen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Diegem and Machelen proper. On 1 January 2006 Machelen had a total population of 12,500. The total area is 11.59 km² which gives a population density of 1,078 inhabitants per km².