Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
in Bruxelles-Capitale of Brussels Capital, Belgium
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Brussels Airport (8 mi) - Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (24 mi)
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (28 mi)
- Suarlée Airport (32 mi)
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Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport (39 mi) - Hasselt Airport (47 mi)
- Wevelgem Airport (48 mi)
- Liège Airport (52 mi)
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (52 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (62 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 3 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 5 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Brussels Golf Club Academy And Training Center (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Royal Amicale Anderlecht Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Royal Golf Club of Belgium (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Brabantse Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Golf 7 Fontaines (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Overijse Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Sport village Country Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Royal Waterloo Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Golf Club Krokkebaas (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Dragon Golf School (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.850 and 4.312 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 50' 59" and E 4° 18' 44"
- 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: 02:20 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:21 am and 8:58 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussels Capital) is a town located in Belgium a little west of Brussels, the country's capital town.
Time in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is now 02:20 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Brussels Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North-East. 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 La Grand-Place, Brussels in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Brussels, Lennik, Dendermonde, Enghien and Sint-Niklaas. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Pullman Brussels Centre Midi
Novotel Brussels Centre Midi Station
Hotel Mercure Brussels Centre Midi
Résidence Lignum
Be Manos
MEININGER Brüssel City Center
Park Inn By Radisson Brussels Midi
Hôtel Aviation
Queen Mary
HOLIDAYS APART-HOTEL
Videos from this area
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Brussels Metro Extravaganza 28 April 2014
All the action on the Brussels metro during the early evening of Monday 28 April 2014.
Trams in Brussels 28 April 2014
A view of the trams outside Gare de l'Ouest (Weststation) in Brussels during the early evening of Monday 28 April 2014.
Incidents Anderlecht-Standard 03/02/2013
Incidents après le match Anderlecht-Standard (2-2) du 03/02/2013.
Anderlecht - Ajax (Feb 17, 2011)
Sfeerbeelden rond de Europa League van Anderlecht tegen Ajax (Brussel, Constant Vanden Stockstadion) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pi_alfa.
1-1 but de Lucas Biglia rsca champion 2013 Anderlecht-Zulte Waregem
32 eme fois champion de Belgique l'égalisation de Biglia.
6 May 2012 RSC Club Anderlecht - Club Brugge KV, last min penalty, 1-1 Title Number 31!
Guillaume Guillet scores the decisive goal for Anderlecht from the penalty spot in the Belgium Jupiler League. Champions for the 31th time!
Farandole d'Anderlecht 40 ans
Farandole d'Anderlecht est une association qui pratique la danse folklorique à deux niveaux: l'animation et la démonstration. C'est au cours d'activités hebdomadaires que leur apprentissage...
Slachthuizen Anderlecht
Anderlecht - KC Kapellen
Korfbal: Anderlecht - KC Kapellen.
RADbmx - Anderlecht
One day session in Anderlecht (Brussels), Belgium Riders: Mathieu Hupperts Tom De Droogh Brian O' Brien Brent De Geeter Maxim Steeman Film : Maxim Steeman Edit: Brent De Geeter Filmed with...
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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.
Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels
The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart (French: Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur, Dutch: Nationale Basiliek van het Heilig-Hart) is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica and parish church in Brussels. The church was dedicated to the Sacred Heart, inspired by the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in Paris. Symbolically King Leopold II laid the first stone of the basilica in 1905 during the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Belgian independence.
Catholic University of Brussels
The Katholieke Universiteit Brussel is a Flemish university located in Brussels, founded in 1969 as University Faculties St Aloysius (UFSAL), in many ways the equivalent of a liberal arts college. Teaching was primarily in Dutch. It became a university in the early 1990s. It only ever awarded basic undergraduate degrees, which in the older Belgian system of a four-year licenciate meant students had to go on to other universities to complete their courses of study.
Astrid Park
Parc Astrid or Astridpark is an urban public park in Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium, inaugurated on August 13, 1911. It was named Parc du Meir/Meirpark until 1935, when the mayor of Anderlecht decided to change the name in memory of Astrid of Sweden, who died in a tragic car accident that year. Since 1917, football club R.S.C. Anderlecht plays its home matches in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (previously known as the 'Stade Emile Versé'), located within the park.
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium is a football stadium in the municipality of Anderlecht, Brussels. It is home to R.S.C. Anderlecht. It also hosted the UEFA Euro 1972 semifinal Hungary against Soviet Union, as well as several games of the Belgium national football team. It is in 1917 that RSC Anderlecht installed on the border of the Meir Park, in a new stadium they built, with only one wooden stand. They called it Émile Versé Stadium, in the name of a generous patron.
Edmond Machtens Stadium
The Edmond Machtens Stadium is a football stadium located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels, Belgium. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 places. It is the home of Belgian Second Division club FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek since the 2003 merger between R White Daring Molenbeek and KFC Strombeek. Prior to this it has been the home of R White Daring Molenbeek and of R Daring Club de Bruxelles.
Jacques Brel metro station
Jacques Brel is a Metro station on Line 5 of the Brussels Metro. It is named after Belgian singer, songwriter, and poet Jacques Brel. The station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant - Saint Guidon extension of line 1B. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro in April 2009, this part of line 1B is now part of line 5. After the city of Brussels started with art projects to enhance their underground, Maurice Wyckaert was appointed to decorate the Jacques Brel station.
Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station
Saint-Guidon / Sint Guido is a metro station on Line 5 of the Brussels Metro. It is located in the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht. The station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant - Saint Guidon extension of line 1B as the service was called until 3 April 2009. Prior to the opening of an extension in 1985, the station became the western terminus of line 1B. Since the reorganisation of the network on 4 April 2009 the station is part of the new line 5.
Osseghem/Ossegem metro station
The Osseghem/Ossegem Metro Station is one of the metro stations on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro and was opened in 1982.
Beekkant metro station
Beekkant Metro Station on the west-side the Brussels is served by lines 1, 2, 5 & 6 of the Brussels Metro. The station is located in the borough of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, running parallel to a railway used for freight trains and in 2010 again as suburban railway line of the future Brussels RER. It opened on 8 May 1981. Beekkant station was for a year, until October 1982, the western terminus of the Brussels Metro line 1.
Brussels-West station
Brussels-West station is a multimodal transport hub located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. The station was initially opened in 1872 on the western orbital railroad of Brussels, line 28. It used to be an extensive goods yard, with the station building located close to the current location of Beekkant metro station. After closure of the goods yard, the platforms were moved south.
Aumale metro station
The Aumale metro station is a station on the Brussels metro, served by the western branch of line 5. This branch was part of line 1B until April 2009. It opened on 6 October 1982 and is located underground in the municipality of Anderlecht.
Delacroix metro station
Delacroix is a station on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels metro. It runs parallel to Delacroix street, located in the municipality of Anderlecht. The Brussels-Charleroi Canal runs under the station. The station was opened on 4 September 2006 as southern terminus of line 2. In 2009 the loop of line 2 was closed with the junction between Delacroix and West station. The station is named for Léon Delacroix, a former Belgian prime minister.
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Brussels: Webcam at the Grand-Place of, Brussels (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Bruxelles (Molenbeek-Saint-Jean), Molenbeek-Saint-Jean - Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussel (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)
