Vilvoorde

Vilvoorde is a locality in , , and has about 37,000 residents. Vilvoorde is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Locality with 37,000 residents
  • Description: town in Vilvoorde municipality, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Filford”
  • Postal code: 1800

Places of Interest

Highlights include Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ten Troost and Vilvoorde railway station.

Church
The Basilik du Kerk, simply known as the Troostkerk, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in , . The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of Our Lady of Consolation.

Railway station
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is a railway station in , , Belgium. The station opened on 5 May 1835 on the country's first railway, from to ; later to become railway lines 25 and 27.

Church
Photo: Wim Bladt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borgt and Verbrande Brug.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Vilvoorde.

Vilvoorde

Latitude
50.92814° or 50° 55′ 41″ north
Longitude
4.42938° or 4° 25′ 46″ east
Population
37,000
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE VIL
Open location code
9F26WCHH+7Q
Geo­Names ID
2784604
Wiki­data ID
Q31573419
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Walloon—“Vilvoorde” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Vilvoorde”
  • Bulgarian: “Вилворде”
  • Catalan: “Vilvoorde”
  • Cebuano: “Vilvoorde”
  • Chinese: “菲尔福尔德”
  • Dutch: “Vilvoorde”
  • French: “Vilvorde”
  • German: “Vilvoorde”
  • Irish: “Vilvoorde”
  • Latin: “Bilefurte”
  • Latin: “Filfordia”
  • Latin: “Filfurdo”
  • Latin: “Vilvordia”
  • Lithuanian: “Vilvordė”
  • Persian: “ویلوورد”
  • Russian: “Вилворде”
  • Serbian: “Вилворде”
  • Ukrainian: “Вілворде”
  • Vlaams: “Vilvoorde”
  • Walloon: “Vilvôr”

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