Berendrecht Lock, Antwerp

Name: Berendrecht Lock
Address: Antwerp, Belgium

#77 among attractions in Antwerp

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The Berendrecht Lock is the world's second largest lock, provides access to the right-bank docks of the Port of Antwerp in Belgium. ()

Local name: Écluse de Berendrecht Coordinates: 51°20'38"N, 4°17'9"E

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Berendrecht-Zandvliet-LilloAntwerp Belgium

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Berendrecht Lock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort of Stabroek, Fort Lillo, Organ collection Ghysels, Fort Liefkenshoek.

2.9 miE
Forts and castles
Fort of Stabroek
74 min walk • The Fort of Stabroek dates from 1902. It is one of a ring of forts surrounding Antwerp, built after the city had been identified as Belgium's National redoubt to which the army and government could retreat and await allied intervention in the event of military attack from abroad.
2.7 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Lillo, Antwerp
70 min walk • Fort Lillo is a former military fort built as part of the Antwerp Defence Line on the right bank of the Schelde, and completely surrounded by the industrial port of Antwerp.
5.1 miS
Museum
Organ collection Ghysels, Antwerp
130 min walk • The Organ collection Ghysels is a museum collection of mechanical dance and fairground organs. Since 2010 it is exhibited at the Kijk- en Luisterdepot in Kallo in Beveren, Belgium. It was brought together by Jef Ghysels from Schaerbeek. Great part of the organs operated before the First World War.
3.4 miS
51°17'40"N • 4°17'7"E
Fort Liefkenshoek, Beveren
88 min walk • Architecture, Battlefield, Historical place
6.6 miNE
National park
De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park
168 min walk • De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park is a cross-border park on the Belgian–Dutch border. It is a merger of two former parks, the Kalmthoutse Heide in Belgium and De Zoom in the Netherlands, together extending over 37.50 square kilometres. A very large part of the park is covered with heath.
5.6 miSE
Harbor
Port of Antwerp, Antwerp
142 min walk • The Port of Antwerp is the port of the City of Antwerp. It is located in Flanders, mainly in the province of Antwerp but also partially in the province of East Flanders. It is a seaport in the heart of Europe accessible to capesize ships. It is Europe’s second-largest seaport, after Rotterdam.
2.7 miS
51°18'15"N • 4°17'23"E
Poldermuseum
70 min walk • Museum, History museum
4.4 miE
51°21'13"N • 4°23'10"E
Kasteel Ravenhof, Stabroek
112 min walk • Forest, Park, Forts and castles
4.8 miS
Canal lock
Kieldrechtsluis, Antwerp
123 min walk • The Kieldrecht Lock, referred to as the Deurgank Dock Lock during construction, is the largest lock in the world. The Kieldrecht Lock is the newer of two locks that give access to the left-bank docks of the Port of Antwerp in Belgium, between the Scheldt river and the Waasland Canal.
3.7 miE
51°19'54"N • 4°22'5"E
Openbare Bibliotheek Stabroek, Stabroek
94 min walk • Library
3.4 miS
Tunnel
Liefkenshoektunnel, Antwerp
86 min walk • The Liefkenshoektunnel is a toll tunnel between Antwerp and Beveren under the River Schelde. The tunnel is a continuation of Highway R2, the ring motorway surrounding the city and harbour of Antwerp. In 2013 the tunnel was used by 6,373,894 vehicles.