Ganshoren, Brussels

Name: Ganshoren
Address: Brussels, Belgium

#46 among attractions in Brussels

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Ganshoren is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Jette, Koekelberg, and Sint-Agatha-Berchem, as well as the Flemish municipality of Asse. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual. ()

Alternative names: Area: 0.95 mi²Coordinates: 50°52'13"N, 4°18'28"E

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Ganshoren (Ganshoren Centre)Brussels Belgium

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

Nearby attractions include: Basilica of the Sacred Heart, La Fonderie, René Magritte Museum, Sint-Agatha-Berchem.

0.4 miE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Museum
Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels
12 min walk • The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica and parish church in Brussels, Belgium. The church is dedicated to the Sacred Heart, inspired by the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in Paris.
1.7 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
La Fonderie, Brussels
45 min walk • La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour is a museum of industrial history in Brussels, Belgium. It collects objects, documents and oral history on the city’s industrial past and visualises the working history of Brussels.
1.3 miE
Museum, History museum, René Magritte
René Magritte Museum, Brussels
33 min walk • René Magritte Museum is a museum in Jette, a municipality in Brussels, Belgium, devoted to the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. The museum is located at 135, rue Esseghem/Esseghemstraat, in the house where Magritte lived and worked for 24 years, between 1930 and 1954.
0.7 miSW
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels
18 min walk • Berchem-Sainte-Agathe or Sint-Agatha-Berchem is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Ganshoren, Koekelberg and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Asse and Dilbeek.
0.5 miN
Forts and castles
Rivieren Castle, Brussels
12 min walk • Rivieren Castle is a twelfth-century castle in Ganshoren, Brussels, Belgium. Rivieren Castle is situated at an elevation of 40 meters.
1.5 miSE
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels
38 min walk • Molenbeek-Saint-Jean or Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, often simply called Molenbeek, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.
0.9 miNE
Area
Jette, Brussels
23 min walk • Jette is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Ganshoren, Koekelberg, and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Asse and Wemmel.
0.5 miSE
Museum
Musée d'Art Religieux Moderne - Museum van Moderne Religieuze kunst, Brussels
12 min walk • The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica and parish church in Brussels, Belgium. The church is dedicated to the Sacred Heart, inspired by the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in Paris.
1 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Belgian Chocolate Village, Brussels
27 min walk • The Belgian Chocolate Village is a chocolate museum located in the Brussels commune of Koekelberg.
1.2 miN
Monastery
Dieleghem Abbey, Brussels
31 min walk • Dieleghem Abbey is a former abbey in Jette, northwestern Brussels, Belgium.
0.6 miS
Nightlife, Brewery
Brasserie de la Senne, Brussels
17 min walk • Brasserie de la Senne is a brewery in Brussels, Belgium, named for the river Senne which flows through the city.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ganshoren?

Nearby attractions include Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels (12 min walk), Musée d'Art Religieux Moderne - Museum van Moderne Religieuze kunst, Brussels (12 min walk), Rivieren Castle, Brussels (12 min walk), Musée des Soeurs Noires, Brussels (13 min walk).

How to get to Ganshoren by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ganshoren:

Bus

de Villegas • Lines: 83 (2 min walk)
Beeckmans • Lines: 213, 214, 83, 87 (4 min walk)

Tram

Goffin • Lines: 19 (7 min walk)
Valida • Lines: 19 (9 min walk)

Train

Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem (21 min walk)
Simonis (29 min walk)

Metro

Simonis • Lines: 2, 6 (29 min walk)
Elisabeth • Lines: 2, 6 (29 min walk)