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.

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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

Sint-Niklaaskerk

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Sint-Niklaaskerk is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Breendonk Memorial.

Sint-Leonarduskerk

Church

Sint-Leonarduskerk

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Sint-Leonarduskerk is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Breendonk Memorial.

Vredesbrug

Bridge

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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

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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.

Blaasveld

Village

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Blaasveld is a village.

Tisselt

Village

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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″ north

Longitude

4.34136° or 4° 20′ 29″ east

Inception

August 19th, 1947

Open location code

9F36384R+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

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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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