Anderlecht, Brussels

Name: Anderlecht
Address: Brussels, Belgium

#80 among attractions in Brussels

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Anderlecht is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual. ()

Alternative names: Area: 6.92 mi²Coordinates: 50°49'60"N, 4°18'44"E

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Anderlecht (Veeweyde-Aurore)Brussels Belgium

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

Nearby attractions include: Stade Joseph Marien, Erasmus House, Cantillon, Wiels.

1.3 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels
33 min walk • Stade Joseph Marien is a multi-use stadium in Brussels, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. The stadium holds 9,400 since 2018 and was opened in 1919.
~1490 ftNW
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
Erasmus House, Brussels
8 min walk • The Erasmus House, also known as the Erasmus House Museum, is a museum in Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, devoted to the Dutch humanist writer Erasmus of Rotterdam.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Brewery, History museum
Cantillon, Brussels
30 min walk • Brasserie-Brouwerij Cantillon is a small Belgian traditional family brewery based in Anderlecht, Brussels. Cantillon was founded in 1900 and brews exclusively lambic beers.
0.9 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Wiels, Brussels
23 min walk • Wiels is a contemporary art centre situated in Forest, in the Brussels Capital Region, Belgium in a former brewery. The centre opened in 2007.
0.8 miNE
Museum, History museum, Military museum
National Museum of the Resistance, Brussels
21 min walk • The National Museum of the Resistance is a museum located in the municipality of Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium. The museum traces the history of the Belgian resistance and German occupation of Belgium during World War II.
~1600 ftNW
Square, Renaissance architecture
Place de la Vaillance, Brussels
8 min walk • The Place de la Vaillance, meaning "Valour Square", is the main square located in the historical centre of the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht, Belgium. It is served by Saint Guidon/Sint Guido metro station on line 5 of the Brussels Metro.
1.3 miSE
Park
Forest park, Brussels
34 min walk • Forest Park or Vorst Park is a park located in and named after the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Besme and occupies an area of 13 hectares.
1.4 miSE
Park
Duden Park, Brussels
36 min walk • Duden Park is a park located in the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. It covers 24 hectares and has a level difference of 45 metres, with its highest point being at an elevation of 90 metres.
0.6 miW
Park
Astrid Park, Brussels
16 min walk • Astrid Park is an urban public park in the municipality of Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium.
1.2 miE
Flea market, Shopping
Tour du Midi, Brussels
30 min walk • The Tour du Midi or Zuidertoren, both meaning South Tower, is a 38-storey, 148 m skyscraper constructed between 1962 and 1967 in Brussels, Belgium.
1.7 miNE
Museum, Art museum
MIMA the Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art, Brussels
43 min walk • The Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art, more commonly known as the MIMA is a museum of urban art and culture 2.0 located in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in the Brussels region.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Anderlecht?

Nearby attractions include Erasmus House, Brussels (8 min walk), Place de la Vaillance, Brussels (8 min walk), Collégiale Saints-Pierre-et-Guidon - Sint-Pieter-en-Sint-Guidokerk, Brussels (9 min walk), Musée du Béguinage - Begijnhof Anderlecht, Brussels (10 min walk).

How to get to Anderlecht by public transport?

The nearest stations to Anderlecht:

Bus

Biestebroek • Lines: 116, 117, 118, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 170, 171, 620 (1 min walk)
Démocratie - Democratie • Lines: 116, 117, 118, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 170, 171, 620 (4 min walk)

Tram

Résistance - Verzet • Lines: 81 (5 min walk)
Douvres - Dover • Lines: 81 (6 min walk)

Metro

Saint-Guidon - Sint-Guido • Lines: 5 (9 min walk)
Aumale • Lines: 5 (12 min walk)

Train

Brussels-Midi (27 min walk)
Bruxelles-Ouest - Brussel-West (32 min walk)