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Delve into Straal
Straal in Provincie Antwerpen (Flanders) is a city located in Belgium about 39 mi (or 63 km) north-east of Brussels, the country's capital town.
Current time in Straal is now 06:44 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Straal, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Hasselt Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 25 km), South-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 Flemish Béguinages in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 2 points of interest near this location. 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: Laakdal, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Turnhout, Heist-op-den-Berg and Lincent. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 71% |
Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
16°C (60 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
19°C (65 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
De Witte Merel DELUXE
Corbie Mol
Sunparks Kempense Meren
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Primordial Chi Kung Eerste Cyclus
Dit is een film van de Primordial Chi Kung vorm. Dit is opgenomen op 17 februari 2013 te Balen. Het is een eenvoudige doch krachtige vorm waarin we ons laten voeden door onze omgeving en we...
Calif A21-S Landing
Afther a nice flight over my homefield Keiheuvel my passenger made this movie of landing the Caproni Calif A21-S glider.This type of glider has a side by side possition so you have "always"...
Groezrock 2011 - Vardøger - by Tarmac
"Vardøger" is an interactive installation created by the art collective Tarmac based in Meerhout (B). Passing festival visitors will be voluntarily requested to enter an alienating post-disaster...
(Tablet/Smartphone) BLOSO MTB route: De Landduinenroute
Deze versie voor mobiele apparaten bevat auteursrechtvrije muziek. De originele versie kan u hier vinden: http://youtu.be/y4vRm3j7ycE De Landduinenroute is een vaste BLOSO mountainbikeroute...
TARMAC Blaskesmeulen report
How to transform a traditional windmill into a gigantic bubble machine? TARMAC did the test in Meerhout...
the incredible house race
it's a clip where 3 cars compete against each other, racing in my house...
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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.
Groezrock
Groezrock is an annual music festival that takes place in Meerhout, a part of Geel, Belgium. It started out as a small rock and pop festival with a few hundred people attending, but has evolved into a large punk rock/hardcore festival, with attendances now exceeding 30000. Since 2003 there have been stages in 2 marquees. The second stage, Back-to-basics-stage, is reserved for more hardcore oriented bands. Since 2006 the festival has taken place over 2 days, and still has two stages.
Olmen
Olmen is a village that lies in Belgium, in the province of Antwerp. The village is part of the town Balen. Olmen is known in the area for its Carnaval, which has some medieval traditions.
Kwaadmechelen
Kwaadmechelen is a hamlet of
Nike Laakdal Wind Park
The Nike Windpark Laakdal is a wind park containing 6 RePower MD77 wind turbines with a capacity of 1.5 MW each. It is located on the site of the Nike corporation in Laakdal, Belgium. The wind turbines have a rotor diameter of 77 meters and are installed on a 111.5 meter high steel framework. Roads capable of carrying heavy trucks run between the legs of some of these steel towers.