Grimbergen
Grimbergen is a town of 37,000 inhabitants in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just north of Brussels. The town is known for its abbey, castles and abbey beer.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grimbergen and Prinsenkasteel.
Grimbergen
Aerodrome
Photo: Boerkevitz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grimbergen Airfield is a general aviation aerodrome located in Grimbergen, a municipality of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium.
Prinsenkasteel
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Prinsenkasteel was a castle located in Grimbergen, Belgium. It was the residence of the lords of Grimbergen from the 14th Century onwards. The castle ruins are located in Prinsenbos Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vilvoorde and Heysel.
Vilvoorde
Photo: Wim Bladt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vilvoorde is a city of 44,000 inhabitants in the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. Lying just north of Brussels, the town functions more as a suburb of the national capital, having some regional importance due to its high schools and hospitals.
Heysel
Photo: matthewblack, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Heysel is Brussels' northern most district, and its most leisure centered district. The Atomium is its most famous attraction, but the district has a lot more opportunities for activities and interesting sights to offer.
Grimbergen
- Type: Locality with 37,500 residents
- Also known as: “23025” and “赫林貝亨”
- Location: Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.9413° or 50° 56′ 29″ northLongitude
4.3774° or 4° 22′ 39″ eastPopulation
37,500Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
9F26W9RG+GWGeoNames ID
2797115
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Grimbergen” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Grimbergen”
- Armenian: “Խրիմբերխեն”
- Basque: “Grimbergen”
- Breton: “Grimbergen”
- Bulgarian: “Гримберген”
- Catalan: “Grimbergen”
- Cebuano: “Grimbergen”
- Chinese: “赫林贝亨”
- Danish: “Grimbergen”
- Dutch: “Grimbergen”
- Esperanto: “Grimbergen”
- French: “Grimbergen”
- German: “Grimbergen”
- Hungarian: “Grimbergen”
- Irish: “Grimbergen”
- Italian: “Grimbergen”
- Japanese: “グリムベルゲン”
- Korean: “흐림베르헌”
- Latin: “Grimberga”
- Lithuanian: “Grimbergenas”
- Luxembourgish: “Grimbergen”
- Northern Frisian: “Grimbergen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grimbergen”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Grimbergen”
- Persian: “گریمبرژان”
- Polish: “Grimbergen”
- Portuguese: “Grimbergen”
- Romanian: “Grimbergen”
- Russian: “Гримберген”
- Serbian: “Гримберген”
- Slovak: “Grimbergen”
- Spanish: “Grimbergen”
- Swedish: “Grimbergen”
- Turkish: “Grimbergen”
- Ukrainian: “Грімберген”
- Vietnamese: “Grimbergen”
- Volapük: “Grimbergen”
- Waray (Philippines): “Grimbergen”
- Zeeuws: “Grimbergen”
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