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Hombeek Destination Guide

Discover Hombeek in Belgium

Hombeek in the region of Flanders is a place located in Belgium - some 12 mi or ( 20 km ) North of Brussels , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Hombeek

Local time in Hombeek is now 10:06 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Zaventem, and Wemmel. When in this area, you might want to check out The Hague . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Hombeek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ibex Hunting in Mongolia 2009

1:53 min by stefaan131284
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Hunting Ibex in Mongolia whit Versch Jagdreisen and Sunja Safaris. ..

Around The World 3, The FSX Movies

80:51 min by EddyBelfiore
Views: 11241 Rating: 4.49

Synopsis & film by Eddy Belfiore - 2011 ©Bepro Video Studios Around The world 3, is the first and single FSX Movie in the world. (During: 80 minutes!) Here we are, after 15 months of work, I will give ..


Thailand in Belgium- Wat Dhammapateep-

17:19 min by chris verboven
Views: 2449 Rating: 4.69

Documentaire over de Thaise tempel Wat Dhamapateep in Mechelen . ..

Heffen City Motorcross Cup

2:31 min by Thomas De Weerdt
Views: 1010 Rating: 5.00

Video report of an epic race, The Heffen City Motorcross Cup. June 2, 2011 - Heffen (Mechelen, Belgium) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.02 4.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Mechelen, Gates in Belgium, History museums in Belgium, Museums in Antwerp (province)

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.03 4.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Mechelen, Cathedrals in Belgium, Churches in Antwerp (province), Flemish art, Gothic architecture in Belgium

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.03 4.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Roman Catholic archbishops of Mechelen-Brussels

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.04 4.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Football venues in Belgium, KV Mechelen

Nekkerspoel

Nekkerspoel is a hamlet of Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium, immediately east of the city. The name means pool of one or more Nekkers or water demons (in older Dutch necker, devil, evil spirit; from Latin niger, negr-, black), and it is assumed that in earlier centuries locals taking a shortcut trodding through the marshlands of which the Mechels Broek still remains, may have strayed off safer pathways and lost their lives.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.03 4.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Lordship of Mechelen

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Hombeek