gevangenis museum

gevangenis museum is a museum in Merksplas, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Flanders. gevangenis museum is situated nearby to the church Kapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hemelvaart, as well as near the prison Gesloten centrum voor illegalen Merksplas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Willibrorduskerk and Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Altijddurende Bijstandkerk.

Sint-Willibrorduskerk

Church

Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sint-Willibrorduskerk is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of gevangenis museum.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Altijddurende Bijstandkerk

Church

Photo: Bieke DK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Altijddurende Bijstandkerk is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of gevangenis museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beerse and Rijkevorsel.

Beerse is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerse proper and Vlimmeren. In 2024, Beerse had a total population of 18,601. Beerse is situated 4½ km southeast of gevangenis museum.

Rijkevorsel

Town

Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rijkevorsel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the town of Rijkevorsel, Achtel, Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel and Gammel. In 2021, Rijkevorsel had a total population of 12,262. The total area is 46.79 km2. Rijkevorsel is situated 4½ km west of gevangenis museum.

Wortel

Village

Wortel is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten. As of 2021, it has 1,844 inhabitants. The toponym means carrot or root in Dutch. Wortel was established in the early 19th century by the Society of Benevolence as a farming colony for the able-bodied working poor. Wortel is situated 5 km northwest of gevangenis museum.

gevangenis museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Merksplas, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.35546° or 51° 21′ 20″ north

Longitude

4.82564° or 4° 49′ 32″ east

Open location code

9F369R4G+57

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2237771858

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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