Mekingen
Mekingen is a hamlet in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flanders. Mekingen is situated nearby to the hamlet Brukom, as well as near Alsput.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kasteel Coloma and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower.
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower
Tower
Photo: Donarreiskoffer, CC BY 3.0.
The Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower, sometimes called the VRT Tower, although there are several by that name, is a 302-metre-tall free standing tower at Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium, built between 1991 and 1994.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breedhout and Buizingen.
Breedhout
Hamlet
Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Breedhout is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km west of Mekingen.
Buizingen
Village
Buizingen is a village in the municipality of Halle, Belgium. It is around 15 km southwest of the centre of Brussels. On 15 February 2010, 19 people died and 171 were injured in a train collision in Buizingen. Buizingen is situated 3 km south of Mekingen.
Lot
Village
Photo: Napoleon Vier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lot is a village in the municipality of Beersel, Belgium. A formerly autonomous village, it was merged with the villages of Beersel, Alsemberg, Dworp, and Huizingen to create the Beersel municipality. Lot is situated 3 km east of Mekingen.
Mekingen
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.76502° or 50° 45′ 54″ northLongitude
4.23589° or 4° 14′ 9″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
9F26Q68P+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 8750932600OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2791414
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