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Discover Westergem
Westergem in Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen (Flanders) is a town in Belgium about 32 mi (or 51 km) north-west of Brussels, the country's capital city.
Current time in Westergem is now 12:23 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports near Westergem, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Wevelgem Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 46 km), South-West. 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 Historic Centre of Brugge in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Eeklo, Oudenaarde, Dendermonde, Tielt and Frasnes-lez-Anvaing. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 70% |
Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (11 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Maison d'hôtes Hôtel Verhaegen
NH Gent Belfort
Harmony
Sandton Grand Hotel Reylof Gent
Hotel Ghent River - Historic Hotels Ghent
Hotel de Flandre - Historic Hotels Ghent
The House of Edward
Ghent Marriott Hotel
Guesthouse PPP
All Inn
Videos from this area
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City Queens Advertising Spots
Advertising Spots Made for "City Queens" partys in Ghent Belgium 2006/2007 -Loose Artwork- http://www.myspace.com/looseartwork.
Het Gravensteen in Ghent
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ICT Blue introfilmpje 2010-2011
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Major faceplant while riding bike on wall
Guy rides a bike on a 3 foot high wall and end up falling face first on the dirt. Faceplant time!!
GHX 2013 - J 'n J - Spotlight - Round 2
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Vertical Continuous Belay with Justine
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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.
Leie
The Leie or Lys is a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt in Ghent, Belgium. Its total length is 202 kilometres . It is a very polluted river due to the high density of population and industry in the North of France and in Belgium. Historically, the Lys valley was known for the spinning and weaving of flax.
Wondelgem
Wondelgem used to be a village in East Flanders, Belgium. It is now part of the city of Ghent.
Gent Jazz Festival
The Gent Jazz Festival is an international jazz festival held annually in Ghent, Belgium in mid July. It lasts two weeks and the programmation is divided in two parts: the first week, called All That Jazz. , unites some of the best jazz performers in the world while the second week, named All That Jazz?, gathers groups playing music related to jazz, e.g. soul music and electronic music.
Logos Tetrahedron
The Logos Tetrahedron is a concert hall in Ghent, Belgium adjacent to the Logos Foundation recording studio and offices. It has seating for 150 people and is equipped with sound and light infrastructure. Since the concert hall is in the shape of a tetrahedron, it has no straight angles and, as a result, no standing waves can occur. Acoustic waves can never amplify one another in phase and are reflected by the walls under ever changing angles.
Holy Corner (Ghent Béguinage)
The Belgian city of Ghent has three béguinages: the "Old Saint Elisabeth", known in English as the Holy Corner, the new Saint Elisabeth béguinage in the Ghent suburb of Sint-Amandsberg and Our Lady Ter Hoyen in the Lange Violettenstraat. The Saint Elisabeth béguinage was named after Elisabeth of Hungary also known as Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia.
Kolegem
Kolegem is the eastern part of Mariakerke. Mariakerke is part of the city Ghent (Belgium). Kolegem is separated from the rest of Mariakerke by a canal named Brugse Vaart, a canal between Ghent and Bruges. Some famous buildings in Kolegem are the former municipality house of Mariakerke (now containing only the administrative services), the Kollekasteel and the restaurant De Groene Staak.
Battle of the Lys (1940)
The Battle of the Lys was part of the 1940 Nazi-German offensive in Flanders during World War II. The battle was named after the river Leie (known as Lys in French), where the battlefield was situated (in Belgium and in Northern-France). \t\t \t\t\t10May-16May1940-Fall Gelb. jpg \t\t\t 16 May \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t1940FranceBlitz. jpg \t\t\t 21 May: troops in Abbeville \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t21May-4June1940-Fall Gelb. jpg \t\t\t till 4 June: Duinkerque
Prinsenhof (Ghent)
The Prinsenhof in Ghent was the normal residence of the Counts of Flanders in Ghent starting in the 15th century.