Bornem Abbey, Bornem

Name: Bornem Abbey
Address: 71 Kloosterstraat, Bornem, Belgium

#1 among attractions in Bornem

Top attraction, Monastery

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Bornem Abbey is the only Cistercian abbey of Common Observance in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The current Abbey is the successor of the former St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, destroyed in the French Revolution. Both are built in honour of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. ()

Local name: Abbaye Saint-Bernard de Bornem Coordinates: 51°5'37"N, 4°13'34"E

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71 KloosterstraatBornemBornem Belgium

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Day trips

Bornem Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Breendonk, Waasland Shopping Center, Zwembad Olympos, Wissekerke Castle.

5.6 miSE
Preserved WWII concentration camp
Fort Breendonk, Willebroek
144 min walk • Fort Breendonk, located in the quiet town of Willebroek, Belgium, is a formidable fortress that bears the heavy weight of history within its walls. This fortress, a stark reminder of the atrocities of World War II, has been preserved as a national memorial to those who...
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51°9'12"N • 4°9'12"E
Waasland Shopping Center, Sint-Niklaas
132 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
6.9 miSW
51°1'39"N • 4°6'27"E
Zwembad Olympos, Dendermonde
176 min walk • Watersports, Sport complex, Swimming pool
4.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Wissekerke Castle
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2 miE
Forts and castles
D'Ursel Castle
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5.2 miNE
Monastery
St. Bernard's Abbey, Schelle
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6.3 miNW
Church, Baroque architecture, Neoclassical architecture
St. Joseph Minor Seminary, Sint-Niklaas
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0.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Bornem Castle, Bornem
20 min walk • Bornem Castle, also known as the Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde Castle, is a country house, formerly a castle, located in Bornem, province of Antwerp, Belgium. Bornem Castle is situated at an elevation of 1 meters.
1.9 miN
Bridge
Temse Bridge, Temse
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Area
Kruibeke, Antwerp
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51°4'0"N • 4°17'6"E
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