Genk

Genk is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of near . The municipality comprises only the town of Genk itself. It is one of the most important industrial towns in , located on the , between and .
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  • Type: Town with 65,000 residents
  • Description: municipality in Limburg, Belgium
  • Also known as: “71016”, “Genk, Belgium”, and “Genk, Limburg”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Genk railway station and Emile Van Dorenmuseum.

Railway station
Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in Genk, , Belgium. The station opened on 3 March 1874 and is located on railway line 21D. The station was closed on 6 October 1941 and reopened on 26 May 1979.

Museum
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winterslag and Langerlo.

Village
Photo: Michiel Hendryckx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: Sanne Stassen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Suburb
Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Genk.

Genk

Latitude
50.9655° or 50° 57′ 56″ north
Longitude
5.5001° or 5° 30′ 1″ east
Population
65,000
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
9F27XG82+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1637602959
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2797671
Wiki­data ID
Q189692
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Genk” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Genk”
  • Arabic: “غنك”
  • Arabic: “غِنْك”
  • Arabic: “غينك”
  • Basque: “Genk”
  • Belarusian: “Генк”
  • Bosnian: “Genk”
  • Breton: “Genk”
  • Bulgarian: “Генк”
  • Catalan: “Genk”
  • Cebuano: “Genk (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Genk”
  • Chinese: “亨克”
  • Chinese: “根克”
  • Croatian: “Genk”
  • Czech: “Genk”
  • Danish: “Genk”
  • Dutch: “Genk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جينك”
  • Esperanto: “Genk”
  • Finnish: “Genk”
  • French: “Genk”
  • Georgian: “გენკი”
  • German: “Genk”
  • Greek: “Γκενκ”
  • Hebrew: “גנק”
  • Hindi: “गेंक”
  • Hungarian: “Genk”
  • Icelandic: “Genk”
  • Indonesian: “Genk”
  • Irish: “Genk”
  • Italian: “Genk”
  • Japanese: “ゲンク”
  • Japanese: “ヘンク”
  • Korean: “겡크”
  • Korean: “헹크”
  • Latin: “Geneche”
  • Latvian: “Genka”
  • Limburgan: “Genck”
  • Limburgan: “Genk”
  • Limburgan: “Gènk”
  • Lithuanian: “Genk”
  • Lithuanian: “Genkas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Genk”
  • Malay: “Genk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Genk”
  • Norwegian: “Genk”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Genk”
  • Persian: “خنک”
  • Persian: “ژانک”
  • Polish: “Genk”
  • Portuguese: “Genk”
  • Romanian: “Genk”
  • Russian: “Генк”
  • Scots: “Genk”
  • Serbian: “Genk”
  • Serbian: “Генк”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Genk”
  • Silesian: “Genk”
  • Slovak: “Genk”
  • Spanish: “Genk”
  • Swahili: “Genk”
  • Swedish: “Genk (kommun i Belgien)”
  • Swedish: “Genk”
  • Tatar: “Геңк”
  • Thai: “Genk”
  • Thai: “เคงก์”
  • Turkish: “Genk”
  • Ukrainian: “Генк”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґенк”
  • Urdu: “گینک”
  • Vietnamese: “Genk”
  • Vlaams: “Genk”
  • Volapük: “Genk”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Genk”
  • Yue Chinese: “亨克”
  • Zeeuws: “Genk”
  • “Genk”

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