Oostakker Basilica
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.Photo: Lucien47, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Ghent, Belgium
- Also known as: “Basiliek Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Onbevlekte Ontvangenis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Bernadettekerk and Kasteel Carelshof.
Sint-Bernadettekerk
Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Bernadettekerk is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Oostakker Basilica.
Kasteel Carelshof
Castle
Photo: Marthe De Groote, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kasteel Carelshof is a castle, which is situated 1½ km south of Oostakker Basilica.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk van de Oude Bareel
Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk van de Oude Bareel is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Oostakker Basilica.
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.
Sint-Amandsberg
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Amandsberg is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. The municipality of Sint-Amandsberg was formed in 1872, when it was detached from the municipality of Oostakker. Sint-Amandsberg is situated 2½ km southwest of Oostakker Basilica.
Oostakker Basilica
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ghent, Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.0828° or 51° 4′ 58″ northLongitude
3.76359° or 3° 45′ 49″ eastOpen location code
9F353QM7+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 115611099OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=basilicaOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q2568616
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Indonesian—“Oostakker Basilica” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奧斯塔克聖殿”
- Dutch: “basiliek van Oostakker-Lourdes”
- Dutch: “Basiliek van Oostakker-Lourdes”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه اوستاكير”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes d’Oostakker”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes”
- French: “église Basiliek van Oostakker-Lourdes de Gand”
- German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Lourdes”
- German: “Basilika von Oostakker”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda dari Lourdes, Ghent”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lourdes Grotto and Lourdesbos.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Hotel De Lourdes and Oostakker Sint-Jozefstraat.
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