Breendonk Memorial
Breendonk Memorial is a museum in Willebroek, Arrondissement of Mechelen, Flanders which is located on Brandstraat. Breendonk Memorial is situated nearby to the cemetery Begraafplaats Willebroek, as well as near the motorhome stopover CAMPERPLAATS De Schalk.Photo: RomulusTheGreat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
9:30 AM—5:30 PM
January 1st, December 24th, and 25: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: national monument and war museum in Willebroek, Belgium
- Also known as: “National Memorial of the Fortress of Breendonk”
- Address: Brandstraat 57, Willebroek, 2830
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Niklaaskerk and Sint-Leonarduskerk.
Sint-Niklaaskerk
Church
Photo: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Niklaaskerk is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Breendonk Memorial.
Sint-Leonarduskerk
Church
Sint-Leonarduskerk is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Breendonk Memorial.
Vredesbrug
Bridge
Photo: Arafi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vredesbrug is a bridge, which is situated 1½ km east of Breendonk Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breendonk and Blaasveld.
Breendonk
Village
Photo: JoJan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Breendonk is a village in the municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands in the province of Antwerp, Belgium, with a population of 3,000, halfway between Brussels and Antwerp.
Tisselt
Village
Photo: Mikey 111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tisselt is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Breendonk Memorial.
Breendonk Memorial
- Categories: military museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Willebroek, Arrondissement of Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.05618° or 51° 3′ 22″ northLongitude
4.34136° or 4° 20′ 29″ eastInception
August 19th, 1947Open location code
9F36384R+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1021771707OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q110589679
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Walloon—“Breendonk Memorial” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Breendonk Memorial”
- Dutch: “Nationaal Gedenkteken van het Fort van Breendonk”
- French: “Breendonk Memorial”
- French: “Mémorial National du Fort de Breendonk”
- German: “Breendonk Memorial”
- German: “Die Nationale Gedenkstätte Fort Breendonk”
- Japanese: “ブリーンドンク・メモリアル”
- Latin: “Breendonk Memorial”
- Limburgan: “Breendonk Memorial”
- Picard: “Breendonk Memorial”
- Vlaams: “Breendonk Memorial”
- Walloon: “Breendonk Memorial”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Begraafplaats Willebroek and CAMPERPLAATS De Schalk.
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