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Touring Hechtel in Belgium

Hechtel in the region of Flanders is a city located in Belgium - some 48 mi or ( 78 km ) North-East of Brussels , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Hechtel

Time in Hechtel is now 07:51 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Zonhoven, and Verloreneind. Being here already, consider visiting The Hague . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Hechtel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

BioShock 2 pictures: Brute Splicer,Rumbler,Big Sister,campaign lvls,multiplayer...

5:15 min by Woody Dubbie
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Update: There will be a new BioShock, called BioShock Infinite. The year is 1912 and you play Booker DeWitt, who is looking for Elizabeth, who has been imprisoned 15 years ago, in the flying city Colu ..

AIRSHOWS.BE video 9: Belgian F-16 at Sanicole Sunset Airshow

3:32 min by Chris Janssens
Views: 11270 Rating: 5.00

Mitch Beulen, Belgian Air Component F-16 solo display pilot, during the Sanicole Sunset Airshow on 17 September 17. If you like this video, join the Facebook Blue Foam fan group to keep up with news a ..


International Sanicole Airshow 2011

69:41 min by Chris Janssens
Views: 4640 Rating: 5.00

Wheels-Up.be report on the 35th International Sanicole Airshow, held on 18 September 2011 at Hechtel-Eksel (Leopoldsburg). If you like this video, join the Facebook Blue Foam fan group to keep up with ..

Jetair Boeing 737-800 at Sanicole 2008

1:30 min by Piejerken
Views: 4631 Rating: 4.86

Jetair showing off its newest airplane, a Boeing 737-800 together with 4 F-16's at the Sanicole airshow 2008 in Hechtel Belgium. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

John William Harper

John William Harper VC (6 August 1916 – 29 September 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Located at 51.11 5.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1916 births, 1944 deaths, British Army personnel of World War II, British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross, British World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross, British military personnel killed in World War II, People from Doncaster, York and Lancaster Regiment soldiers

Ted Swales

Edwin (Ted) Essery Swales VC DFC (3 July 1915 – 23 February 1945) was a South African pilot and war hero of the Second World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and posthumously the Victoria Cross.

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Located at 51.11 5.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1915 births, 1945 deaths, Anglo-African people, People from Durban, Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), South African Air Force personnel, South African Army personnel, South African World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross, South African military personnel killed in World War II, South African military personnel of World War II, White South African people

Lommel German war cemetery

Lommel German war cemetery is located at Kattenbos in the municipality of Lommel, Belgium. It is the largest German military cemetery in Western Europe outside Germany itself. Established after World War II, the 16 ha cemetery holds 39,102 burials, mainly from World War II.

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Located at 51.19 5.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: German War Graves Commission, World War I cemeteries in Belgium, World War II cemeteries in Belgium

Lommel Proving Grounds

The Lommel Proving Ground also known as the Ford LPG, is an automotive proving ground, constructed by Ford of Europe on ground rented from the city of Lommel, located south of the Belgian hamlet of Kattenbos. Lommel covers an area of 3.22 km ², and since the development of new models are kept secret, the track closed to the public and heavily guarded. In 1964, Ford came to an agreement with the city of Lommel to rent a large area of forest on which to develop a test track.

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Located at 51.20 5.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Limburg (Belgium), Ford of Europe, Proving grounds, Road test tracks

Joe's Bridge

Joe's Bridge is the nickname given to Bridge No.9 on the Maas - Scheldt Canal outside the town of Neerpelt, near the Belgian city of Lommel just south of the Belgian-Dutch border. The bridge was captured by British troops in September 1944, becoming the springboard for the ground offensive of Operation Market-Garden.

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Located at 51.24 5.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1944 in the Netherlands, Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Hechtel