Biesthoek
in Provincie Vlaams-Brabant of Flanders, Belgium

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
50.933 and 4.350 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 50° 55' 59" and E 4° 20' 59"
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: 03:42 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/Brussels
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:35 am and 8:47 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Belgium in Western Europe

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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Discover Biesthoek

Biesthoek in Provincie Vlaams-Brabant (Flanders) is a place in Belgium a little north of Brussels, the country's capital city.

Current time in Biesthoek is now 03:42 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Biesthoek, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Brussels Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), 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 6 mi (or 10 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Brussels, Lennik, Dendermonde, Sint-Niklaas and Enghien. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 55%
Air Pressure 1024 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

9°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

10°C (50 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024

11°C (51 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Thon Brussels City Centre

Address
5,4 mi
Avenue du Boulevard 17
1210 Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Abbey

Address
1,1 mi
Kerkeblokstraat 5
1850 Brüssel
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel progress

Address
5,3 mi
Rue du Progres 9
1210 Brüssel
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Husa President Park

Address
4,8 mi
Blvd. du Roi Albert II 44
1000 Brüssel
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


B&B Michel

Address
1,3 mi
Ten Doorn 7
1852 Beigem
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Hotel 322 Lambermont

Address
4,9 mi
Boulevard Lambermont 322
1030 Brüssel
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


ibis Brussels Expo Atomium

Address
2,2 mi
Romeinse steenweg 572
1853 BRUSSELS
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Expo

Address
2,8 mi
Avenue Houba de Strooper 600
1020 Brüssel
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel des colonies

Address
5,3 mi
6-10 Rue des Croisades
1210 Brüssel
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Lodge Vilvoorde

Address
3,1 mi
Rondeweg 3
1800 Vilvoorde
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Butterfly 'Morpho peleides' in the Botanic Garden of Belgium

Published: May 17, 2011
Length: 37:50 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Botanic Garden Meise

Encore une nouveauté au Jardin botanique national de Belgique : depuis quelques jours, les visiteurs peuvent découvrir au « Palais des Plantes » un festival de « fleurs volantes ». Il...


16082012 National Botanic Garden of Belgium

Published: August 17, 2012
Length: 02:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Linda De Volder

Meise. Brussels.


bouchout plantentuin

Published: May 16, 2014
Length: 22:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MICHEL BLOCK

Het Kasteel van Bouchout ~ Le Château de Bouchout. Het Plantenpaleis ~ Palais des Plantes ~ Plant Palace Granted by the direction of Botanic Garden Meise ~ 2014.


Woluwe Sporting Club/Latin Soccer...Match 17-9-2010 -

Published: October 24, 2010
Length: 35:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Latinsoccersupporter

Woluwe Sporting Club/Latin Soccer Extrait match Vendredi 17 septembre 2010 Centrum Vandenberghe Meise.


Aerial Belgium, Wolvertem - Sint-Brixius-Rode Area

Published: November 11, 2008
Length: 19:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CumulusGranitis

Aerial Belgium, looking down on Wolvertem and Sint-Brixius-Rode area as we descend through lovely puff strato-cumulus clouds over the Belgium country side in our British Midlands A-319.


Beleef de winter bij Vanhie

Published: November 30, 2012
Length: 27:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: VanhieShop

De Vanhie shop is helemaal klaar voor de winter. Een uitgebreid aanbod aan nieuwe decoratie artikelen, ideaal om iemand anders of jezelf cadeau te doen. Breng een bezoekje aan onze winkel en...


Lego maquette MIRA

Published: May 09, 2012
Length: 03:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Volkssterrenwacht Mira

Vincent Ceulemans (verantwoordelijke jongerenwerking op MIRA) bouwde deze fenomenale LEGO maquette van de Volkssterrenwacht (schaal 1/43)


Leve Mama!

Published: May 08, 2013
Length: 24:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Bruno Nica

Moederdag 2A kampioenen.


Flori Mundi 2014 at Botanic Garden

Published: October 24, 2014
Length: 00:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MICHEL BLOCK


Venusovergang 2004

Published: May 10, 2012
Length: 30:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Volkssterrenwacht Mira

De Venusovergang van 8 juni 2004, filmpje op basis van de live-webcast beelden die we vanop MIRA uitzonden (Orion 80mm ED-refractor, Olympus C-2040 camera). Copyright: Philippe Mollet, MIRA.


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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.

Atomium

The Atomium is an iconic building in Brussels originally constructed for Expo '58, the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn with interiors by architects André and Jean Polak, it stands 102 m tall. Its nine 18 m diameter stainless steel clad spheres are connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. Tubes connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the cube and all eight vertices to the centre.

Located at 50.8947, 4.34111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1958 works, Buildings and structures in Brussels, Visitor attractions in Brussels, World's Fairs in Brussels, World's Fair architecture

Heysel Plateau

The Heysel Exhibition Park is the place in the north of the centre of Brussels, Belgium, where the Brussels International Exposition (1935) and the Expo '58 took place. The Atomium, built for the World's Fair of 1958, is the most impressive monument in the Heysel Park. The Centenary Palace is one of the remaining buildings of the World's Fair of 1935. Currently it's still being used for trade fairs. The Heysel Park is also the location of the Heysel Stadium, built in 1930.

Located at 50.9, 4.337 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in Brussels, World's Fair sites, World's Fairs in Brussels

Expo 58

Expo 58, also known as the Brussels World’s Fair (Dutch: Brusselse Wereldtentoonstelling, French: Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles), was held from 17 April to 19 October 1958. It was the first major World's Fair after World War II.

Located at 50.8967, 4.34389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
World's Fairs in Brussels, 1958 in Belgium

Heysel/Heizel metro station

The Heysel Metro Station is one of the metro stations on line 6 (formerly 1A) of the Brussels Metro. It was opened on 5 July 1985 and serves the Heysel area, famous for the 1958 Brussels World Fair, the King Baudouin Stadium (formerly known as the Heysel Stadium) and the Atomium. The Bruparck entertainment park (with among others Mini-Europe, a movie theater, a swimming-pool) and the Brussels Exhibition Hall are also located nearby.

Located at 50.8967, 4.33639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Brussels metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1985

Grimbergen Abbey

Grimbergen Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastery in Grimbergen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, established in 1128 in the place of an earlier foundation of Augustinian Canons. The abbey itself was dissolved in 1796 in the aftermath of the French Revolution, but the abbey church of Saint Servatius survived as the parish church of Grimbergen. The building in its present form dates from 1660 and is considered one of the most beautiful and best-integrated Baroque churches in the Low Countries.

Located at 50.9339, 4.37083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Premonstratensian monasteries in Belgium, Basilica churches in Belgium, 1128 establishments, 1796 disestablishments, Buildings and structures in Flemish Brabant

Museum for Old Techniques

The Museum for Old Techniques, MOT for short, is located in Grimbergen, Belgium. The museum has an extensive collection of hand tools, technical manuals and trade catalogues. The MOT studies the history of techniques, more specifically natural power. The subject is limited to what is driven by muscle, water or wind power.

Located at 50.9275, 4.3712 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums established in 1982, Museums in Flemish Brabant, Technology museums, History museums in Belgium

2008 European Cross Country Championships

The 15th European Cross Country Championships were held at Brussels in Belgium on 14 December 2008. Serhiy Lebid took his eighth title in the men's competition and Hilda Kibet won the women's race.

Located at 50.8931, 4.34694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2008 in athletics (track and field), European Cross Country Championships

Strombeek-Bever

Strombeek-Bever is an urbanised town with about 11,500 inhabitants in the municipality of Grimbergen, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. A suburb on the north side of Brussels, it is separated from Grimbergen proper by the R0 ring road around the city. It borders Laken to the south and the municipality of Vilvoorde to the east. The official language is Dutch (as everywhere in Flanders). Strombeek is home to a substantial minority of French-speakers.

Located at 50.9103, 4.356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Belgium

capture of the webcam Grimbergen › South-West: Grimbergen Airfield

Grimbergen › South-West: Grimbergen Airfield, Grimbergen (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bisthoek, Biesthoek