Merksem
in Provincie Antwerpen of Flanders, Belgium
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (4 mi) - Brussels Airport (24 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (42 mi) - Hasselt Airport (44 mi)
- Rotterdam Airport (49 mi)
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (54 mi)
- Suarlée Airport (54 mi)
- Liège Airport (60 mi)
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Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport (67 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (75 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 3 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Ternesse Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Brasschaat Open Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Rinkven Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Cleydael Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Royal Antwerp Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Golf Club Beveren (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Antwerp Golf School (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Bossenstein Golf & Polo Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Dragon Golf School (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Golf & Country Club De Wijnvelden (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.246 and 4.449 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 14' 46" and E 4° 26' 56"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, French, German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:35 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:24 am and 8:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Merksem
Merksem in Provincie Antwerpen (Flanders) is a city in Belgium about 28 mi (or 45 km) north of Brussels, the country's capital.
Local time in Merksem is now 05:35 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Merksem, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sint-Niklaas, Heist-op-den-Berg, Brussels, Dendermonde and Turnhout. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
De Keyser
Van der Valk
Antwerp Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel
Hotel Indigo ANTWERP - CITY CENTRE
Hyllit
Quality Hotel Antwerpen Centrum Opera
Lindner Hotel & City Lounge
Antwerp Harbour Hotel
Eden Antwerpen
Antwerp City Hotel
Videos from this area
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Lenny Kravitz - New York City live in Antwerpen 21-11-2014
SC City Pirates Merksem B - KFCE Zoersel (U21)
Samenvatting van de topper SC City Pirates Merksem B - KFCE Zoersel (U21) van zaterdag 29 november 2014.
Lenny Kravitz@Sportpaleis Antwerpen 2014
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Vintage mechanical display glasses - Vintage mechanische publiciteits display voor brillen
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Circus R M Malter - circusartieste daalt vastgebonden aan haar haren
met de kindjes naar het circus Rosa Marie Malter :-) 03/10/2008 _ circustent aan den Bosuil te Deurne-Noord/ Antwerpen, België.
Within Temptation Ice Queen LIVE @Sportpaleis Antwerpen 13112012
Ice Queen @Elements Sportpaleis Antwerpen 13-11-2012.
Antwerp expo Oldtimer Festival 2009
A big car event in Belgium. Mostly Britsch cars shown in the city of Antwerp. An impression of vintage cars . Hopefully there are also Italian cars to be seen....although AR isn't Britsch !
Antwerpenwebcam 06 June 2007
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FC Merksem - KFCE Zoersel
Seizoen 2014-2015 derde provinciale A speeldag 23: FC Merksem - KFCE Zoersel van zondag 15 februari 2015.
NMBS 7724 @ Merksem vaartkaai
Bediening van lijn 220 rondom het dokske van Merksem op een doornatte regennacht. Wegens de vele stukken straatspoor van lijn 220 werd de lijn standaard tijdens de nacht bedient. Op 1 april...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Deurne, Belgium
Deurne is the second largest district of the municipality of Antwerp, Belgium, (right after the Antwerp town district) and has 69,408 inhabitants. Deurne is best known for his green environment with the biggest park in Antwerp Rivierenhof.
Sportpaleis
The Antwerps Sportpaleis (Antwerp's Sport Palace), also called Sportpaleis Antwerpen or simply the Sportpaleis, is an arena in Antwerp, Belgium. It is a multipurpose hall where concerts, sporting events, festivals and fairs are organized. The arena was built for sport, especially track cycling, but there is now little sport there, an exception being the Diamond Games tennis.
Merksem
Merksem is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It has almost 42,000 inhabitants.
Bosuilstadion
The Bosuilstadion is an association football stadium in the city of Antwerp, Belgium. The stadium was first opened in 1923 and is since then the home of Royal Antwerp FC. It has a capacity of 16,649, of which 800 indoor VIP seats, 13,253 outdoor seats and 2,596 standing places. It is located in the district of Deurne. The Bosuilstadion hosted the 1964 European Cup Winners' Cup Final second leg, which sealed the victory of Sporting Clube de Portugal against MTK Budapest FC.
Den Dam
Den Dam is an area in northern Antwerp.
Lotto Arena
Lotto Arena is an arena in Antwerp, Belgium. It has a seating capacity for 8,050 people for concerts and 5,218 for sporting events. The arena opened on March 10, 2007, after nine months of construction and adjacent to the Sportpaleis. It is located in the district of Merksem. The Antwerp Giants basketball club uses the arena as its home venue.
Antwerpen-Noorderdokken railway station
Antwerp-Noorderdokken is a railway station in the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 26 May 1974 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12 and also Line 27A, a freight line to the port of Antwerp.
Antwerpen-Luchtbal railway station
Antwerp-Luchtbal is a railway station in the north of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1932 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12, Line 27A, a freight line to the port of Antwerp and Line 4. The station was originally located on the Manchesterlaan but this station was closed and a new station opened on the Groenendaallaan. This was in connection with the opening of the High Speed Line to the Netherlands.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Merksem.
Antwerp › North: Zicht op de schelde, Antwerp (source)
Antwerp: Artesis, Antwerp (source)
Duivelshoek: Bouw Artesis, Duivelshoek (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Merxem, Antwerpen (Merksem)
