The Fireflies

The Fireflies is a work of art in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders which is located on Vaaltweg. The Fireflies is situated nearby to the garden Vaaltweg gevogelte, as well as near the water park Swimspa.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: installation
Address: Vaaltweg 40, Herent, 3020

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dyle and Voer.

Dyle

River

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Dyle is a river in central Belgium, left tributary of the Rupel. It is 86 kilometres long. It flows through the Belgian provinces of Walloon Brabant, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp.

Voer

River

Photo: Flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Voer is a river.

Herent railway station

Railway station

Photo: Japplemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Herent railway station is situated 1 km northwest of The Fireflies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilsele and Terbank.

Wilsele

Village

Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wilsele is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977.

Terbank

Village

Photo: novaroos, CC BY 3.0.

Terbank is a village, which is situated 3 km south of The Fireflies.

Kessel-Lo

Village

Photo: Álvaro Rebón, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kessel-Lo is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. The city was merged into Leuven as a sub-municipality on 1 January 1977. Kessel-Lo is situated 3½ km southeast of The Fireflies.

The Fireflies

Category: tourism
Location: Leuven, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.89698° or 50° 53′ 49″ north

Longitude

4.68711° or 4° 41′ 14″ east

Open location code

9F26VMWP+QR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6185043882

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=installation

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vaaltweg gevogelte and Swimspa.

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