Lourdes Grotto
Lourdes Grotto is a church in Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders. Lourdes Grotto is situated nearby to the church Oostakker Basilica, as well as near the forest Lourdesbos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oostakker Basilica and Sint-Bernadettekerk.
Oostakker Basilica
Church
Photo: Lucien47, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic church at Oostakker, near Ghent in Belgium. Built in neogothic style at the end of the XIXe century it is the most important centre of Marian pilgrimage in Flanders.
Sint-Bernadettekerk
Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Bernadettekerk is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Lourdes Grotto.
Kasteel Carelshof
Castle
Photo: Marthe De Groote, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kasteel Carelshof is a castle, which is situated 1½ km south of Lourdes Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oude Bareel and Oostakker.
Oostakker
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oostakker is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977.
Meulestede
Neighborhood
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Meulestede is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km west of Lourdes Grotto.
Lourdes Grotto
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Ghent, Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.08346° or 51° 5′ 1″ northLongitude
3.76373° or 3° 45′ 49″ eastOpen location code
9F353QM7+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1305702967OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Lourdes Grotto” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lourdesgrot”
- French: “Grotte de Lourdes”
- German: “Lourdesgrotte”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lourdesbos and EDUGO Arena.
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