Mechelen
in Provincie Antwerpen of Flanders, Belgium
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Brussels Airport (9 mi) - Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (11 mi)
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (39 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (39 mi)
- Suarlée Airport (39 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (49 mi) - Liège Airport (50 mi)
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Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport (53 mi) - Maastricht Aachen Airport (57 mi)
- Rotterdam Airport (64 mi)
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (89 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 0 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Golf & Country Club De Wijnvelden (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Brabantse Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Golf Club Kampenhout (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Keerbergen Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Antwerp Golf School (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Cleydael Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Damme Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Bossenstein Golf & Polo Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Ternesse Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Royal Golf Club of Belgium (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.026 and 4.478 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 1' 32" and E 4° 28' 39"
- 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: 11:58 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:13 am and 9:04 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: 2024-05-01 08:01:32
Delve into Mechelen
Mechelen in Provincie Antwerpen (Flanders) with it's 77,530 habitants is a city located in Belgium about 13 mi (or 21 km) north-east of Brussels, the country's capital town.
Current time in Mechelen is now 11:58 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports closer to Mechelen, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Brussels Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 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 Flemish Béguinages in a distance of 0 mi (or 1 km), North-West. Also, if you like playing 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, Heist-op-den-Berg, Sint-Niklaas, Dendermonde and Lennik. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 69 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
21°C (69 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
13°C (56 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Vixx Hotel
Hotel Mercure Mechelen Vé
Novotel Mechelen Centrum
Martin's Patershof
Best Western Gulden Anker
NH MECHELEN
Dusk Till Dawn
Den Wolsack
The Red Spot
Holiday Inn Express MECHELEN CITY CENTRE
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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.
St. Rumbold's Cathedral
St. Rumbold's Cathedral (or Sint-Romboutskathedraal, in Dutch) is the Belgian metropolitan archiepiscopal cathedral in Mechelen, dedicated to an assumedly Irish or Scottish Christian missionary and martyr who had founded an abbey nearby. His remains are rumoured to be buried inside the cathedral.
List of Archbishops of Mechelen-Brussels
The Archbishops of Mechelen-Brussels are the head of the Archbishopric of Mechelen-Brussel of the Catholic church in Belgium. It currently encompasses all of Belgium, making them the head of the Roman Catholic faith in the country. The current Archbishop is André-Mutien Léonard.
Brusselpoort
The Brusselpoort is the sole remaining city gate of the original twelve gates of the city of Mechelen, Belgium. This imposing structure dates from the 13th century. Because of her exceptional height, towering above the other gates, she was also called the 'Overste poort' (superior gate). In the 16th century, the towers were lowered and the roof construction was altered to her present configuration.
Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne
The Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne is a football stadium in Mechelen, Belgium. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of Y.R. K.V. Mechelen. The stadium holds 13,213. The stadium is called Achter de Kazerne, which means the same as 'Behind army Barracks'. It is called this way because one time the stadium was located behind an army base. Years have gone by and the army base has disappeared but over time people kept calling it Achter de Kazerne.
Hof van Savoye
The Hof van Savoye or Palace of Margaret of Austria is an early 16th century building in Mechelen, Belgium. It was one of the first Renaissance buildings in northern Europe. Archduchess Margaret of Austria, Governor of the Netherlands, was granted a house located in the Korte Maagdenstraat (Virgins Short Street), but she found it too small and started an ambitious expansion campaign in 1507.
Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk
The Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk is a Basilica in Mechelen, Belgium. The crypta and the basilica itself contains several depictions of Saint Rumbold.
Kazerne Dossin – Memorial
The Kazerne Dossin, a former infantry barracks in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium, was partially renovated for civil housing and, upon the Flemish Government, the Province of Antwerp and the City of Mechelen's financing the purchase of the ground floor and the basement of the right wing, in 1996 these became the site of the Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance. It was renamed Memorial, Museum and Documentation Centre on Holocaust and Human Rights for it has been expanded.
Oscar Vankesbeeck Stadion
The Oscar Vankesbeesckstadion is a football stadium, located in Mechelen, Belgium, and is host to K.R.C. Mechelen. With a capacity of 13,687, it is the 9th largest football stadium in Belgium in terms of capacity. It is also the largest football stadium in the third division. Rival club KV Mechelen play in the first division, but their Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne has a smaller capacity with 13,123.
Catholic University of Mechlin
The Catholic University of Mechlin (Latin: Universitas catholica Belgii) was a university that was founded in Mechelen, Belgium, on November 8, 1834 by the bishops of Belgium. The bishops aimed to create a university "to accommodate any doctrine from the Holy Apostolic See and to repudiate anything that does not flow from this august source". The first and only rector was the priest and historian Peter de Ram.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
Mechelen-Brussels is the Roman Catholic Primatial See in Belgium. It is also the name of the Ecclesiastical Province governed by the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, which covers the whole of Belgium. The current Archbishop is André-Mutien Léonard, who was installed in January 2010.
Mechelen-Zuid Water Tower
The Mechelen-Zuid Water Tower is a 143 metre high concrete water and telecommunications tower constructed in 1978. Since 1979, it has supplied the water to the city of Mechelen, Belgium, while also hosting television and telecommunications aerials. The concrete spire passes through a wide disc holding water fifty metres above the ground. Higher up, a smaller disc supports telecommunications equipment.
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Mechelen: Grote Markt, Mechelen (source)
Mechelen › North, Mechelen (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Malines, Mechelen, Горад Мехелен, Мехелен, Mecheln, Meĥleno, Malinas, مشلان, מכלן, ZGP, メヘレン, 메헬렌, Mechlinia, Mechele, Mechelenas, เมเคอเลิน, 梅赫伦
