Paal

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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. ()

Alternative names: Population: 11.9 thous. (2020)Area: 9.09 mi²Coordinates: 51°2'24"N, 5°10'23"E

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

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

4.9 miE
Forts and castles
Kasteel Meylandt, Heusden-Zolder
126 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.
2.3 miE
Church
St. Peter in Chains Church
60 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.
2 miN
Canal
Albert Canal
53 min walk • 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.
3 miNE
Museum
Beringen coal preparation plant
77 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.
5.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Kasteel Lagendal
132 min walk • Kasteel Lagendal is a country house in Lummen, in the province of Limburg, Belgium. It was built in 1850 in a vernacular late classical style as a shooting box commissioned by Paul Jacobs-Stellingwerff of Hasselt. Its name comes from its site on the longest point of the Lummen.
5.7 miSE
50°59'46"N • 5°17'2"E
Kluis van Bolderberg
145 min walk • Church
3 miNE
City
Beringen
77 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.
6.5 miSW
Church
Sint-Sulpitiuskerk, Diest
167 min walk • The Saint-Sulpice-and-Saint-Dionysius church is a Gothic-style church located in the Belgian municipality of Diest, in the province of Flemish Brabant.
5 miSE
Racetrack, Sport venue, Sport
Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder
128 min walk • The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlamen, is an undulating 4.011 km motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.
3.8 miS
50°59'7"N • 5°11'26"E
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hemelvaartkerk, Lummen
98 min walk • Church
4.7 miE
51°1'16"N • 5°16'40"E
Meylandtmolen, Heusden-Zolder
121 min walk • Watermill