Antwerp
Arrondissement of Turnhout
Laakdal

Vorst

Vorst is a village in , , and has about 6,820 residents. Vorst is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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  • Type: Village with 6,820 residents
  • Description: section of Laakdal, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Groot-Vorst” and “Laakdal (Vorst)”
  • Postal code: 2430

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Gertrudiskerk and Sint-Jozefskerk.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Vorst.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veerle and Tessenderlo.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Vorst.

Town
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is a former municipality in the province of . It is where the three Belgian provinces of Limburg, and Antwerp meet at the front gate of the Averbode Abbey. is situated 5 km east of Vorst.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Vorst.

Vorst

Latitude
51.08046° or 51° 4′ 50″ north
Longitude
5.02014° or 5° 1′ 13″ east
Population
6,820
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE LDA
Open location code
9F3732JC+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2573463840
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2784364
Wiki­data ID
Q943657
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Vorst” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Vorst”
  • Dutch: “Vorst”
  • Finnish: “Vorst”
  • French: “Vorst”
  • German: “Vorst”
  • Hungarian: “Vorst”
  • Irish: “Vorst”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vorst”
  • Polish: “Vorst (Laakdal)”
  • Polish: “Vorst”
  • Swedish: “Vorst”

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