Vossem
Vossem is a sub urban residential area in the municipality of Tervuren, in Belgium, 15 km from Leuven, or Louvain. It is located in the valley of the Voer creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 3,780 residents
- Description: section of Tervuren, Belgium
- Also known as: “Tervuren (Vossem)” and “Vossem, Belgium”
- Postal code: 3080
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Paul de Vossem and Royal Museum for Central Africa.
Église Saint-Paul de Vossem
Church
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Paul de Vossem is a church.
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Museum
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Museum for Central Africa, communicating under the name AfricaMuseum since 2018, is an ethnography and natural history museum situated in Tervuren in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just outside Brussels. Royal Museum for Central Africa is situated 3 km west of Vossem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duisburg and Leefdaal.
Duisburg
Village
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duisburg is a village in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. It should not be confused with the German city of Duisburg. Duisburg is a part of the municipality of Tervuren that comprises the villages of Duisburg, Tervuren, Vossem and Moorsel.
Leefdaal
Village
Photo: Wouterhagens, Public domain.
Leefdaal is a small town in central Belgium, in Flemish Brabant. It is part of the municipality of Bertem. Before 1977 it used to be one of the biggest villages in the region. Leefdaal features two medieval churches and a 17th-century castle. Leefdaal is situated 2½ km northeast of Vossem.
Moorsel
Village
Moorsel is a village in Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium. Moorsel is a part of the municipality of Tervuren, alongside the villages of Duisburg, Tervuren and Vossem. It is located 14 km from Brussels and 14 km from Leuven. Moorsel is situated 3 km northwest of Vossem.
Vossem
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Tervuren, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.8354° or 50° 50′ 7″ northLongitude
4.56075° or 4° 33′ 39″ eastPopulation
3,780Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
9F26RHP6+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 375499480OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2784345Wikidata ID
Q775637
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