Het Heiken

Het Heiken is a locality in Herentals, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Flanders. Het Heiken is situated nearby to the locality Oorlandseheide, as well as near Goorkens.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herentals railway station and Wolfstee railway station.

Herentals railway station

Railway station

Herentals is a railway station in Herentals, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened in 1855 as part of the line from Turnhout to Lier. It is located on Line 15 and Line 29.

Wolfstee railway station

Railway station

Photo: Vincent0001, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wolfstee is a railway station in Herentals, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened in 2004 on the Line 15. The station was built to reduce the amount of car traffic heading to Antwerp while there was work completed on the Antwerp-Ring. Wolfstee railway station is situated 2½ km southwest of Het Heiken.

Kasteel Le Paige

Museum

Photo: Queeste, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kasteel Le Paige is a museum, which is situated 2½ km east of Het Heiken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vorselaar and Grobbendonk.

Vorselaar

Village

Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vorselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. In 2021, Vorselaar had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 27.62 km2. Vorselaar is situated 2½ km northwest of Het Heiken.

Grobbendonk

Town

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Grobbendonk is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bouwel and Grobbendonk proper. In 2021, Grobbendonk had a total population of 11,249. Grobbendonk is situated 4½ km west of Het Heiken.

Bouwel

Village

Bouwel is a deelgemeente in the Belgian province of Antwerp; it is attached to the municipality of Grobbendonk. The village was first mentioned in 994 or 997 as Odlobolo. Bouwel is situated 4½ km southwest of Het Heiken.

Het Heiken

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Het Eiken”
Location: Herentals, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.19022° or 51° 11′ 25″ north

Longitude

4.80064° or 4° 48′ 2″ east

Elevation

20 metres (66 feet)

Open location code

9F365RR2+37

GeoNames ID

2795877

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