Vilvoorde ((nl)Vilvoorde) | |
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The Church of Our Lady of Good Hope | |
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Region | Flemish Brabant |
Watercourse | Seine, maritime canal from Brussels to the Scheldt |
Area | 21,48 km² |
Population | 45 478 hab. |
Density | 2 117,23 inhab./km² |
Postal code | 1800 |
Telephone prefix | 32 2, 32 15 |
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![]() 50 ° 55 ′ 43 ″ N 4 ° 25 ′ 27 ″ E | |
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Vilvoorde, in DutchVilvoorde, is a city from Flemish Brabant in Belgium.
Understand
Vilvoorde is a city in northern Brussels, located along the Willebroeck canal. It is made up of 9 villages: Vilvorde-center, Beauval (Het Voor), Far-West, Faubourg, Houthem, Kassei, Koningslo, Peutie and Trois-Fontaines (Drie Fonteinen).
To go
By train
- 1 Vilvoorde station
Circulate
To see
- 1 Church of Our Lady of Good Hope
- 2 Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation
- 3 Domaine des Trois Fontaines – Domaine des Trois Fontaines, estate owned by the city of Vilvorde, straddling Vilvoorde and Neder-Over-Heembeek.
- 4 Saint-Landry Chapel – The Chapelle Saint-Landry is the former chapel of Ransbeek (in the municipality of Neder-Over-Heembeek) during its industrialization, the chapel was moved to its current location.
- 5 Vilvoorde Prison House (Tuchthuis) Rondeweg – Former prison dating from 1779.
- 6 City Hall Grote Markt – Built between 1870-1873 in neoclassical style.