Westvleteren Brewery

Westvleteren is a brewery founded in 1838 at the Trappist Abbey of Saint Sixtus in , . The brewery brews three traditional Trappist beers in small quantities to support the operations and philanthropic causes of the abbey.
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  • Type: Brewery
  • Description: brewery in Vleteren, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Trappistbrouwerij Westvleteren”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Sixtus Abbey and Dozinghem Military Cemetery.

Garden
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St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren, which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, or Trappists, is a Roman Catholic abbey located in , in the . is situated 100 metres north of Westvleteren Brewery.

Cemetery
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is situated 1¼ km west of Westvleteren Brewery.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Westvleteren Brewery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krombeke and Westvleteren.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northwest of Westvleteren Brewery.

Village
is a village in the province of , . It is a section of the municipality of . The core of it is a linear settlement along the N321 road. is situated 3½ km north of Westvleteren Brewery.

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is a charming town in the southwest corner of the province of , close to the French border. The town of 20,000 inhabitants is mostly known for its World War I heritage sites and captivating beer culture with many hop fields in the surrounding area.

Westvleteren Brewery

Latitude
50.8957° or 50° 53′ 45″ north
Longitude
2.72001° or 2° 43′ 12″ east
Open location code
9F24VPWC+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138264731
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1368052
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Vlaams—“Westvleteren Brewery” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Bïer Westvleteren”
  • Breton: “Westvleteren”
  • Bulgarian: “Westvleteren”
  • Bulgarian: “Вествлетерен”
  • Bulgarian: “Вестфлетерен”
  • Catalan: “Westvleteren”
  • Chinese: “西弗莱特伦”
  • Dutch: “Westvleteren”
  • Finnish: “Westvleteren”
  • French: “Westvleteren”
  • German: “Westvleteren”
  • Hungarian: “Westvleteren (sör)”
  • Hungarian: “Westvleteren”
  • Italian: “Brouwerij Westvleteren”
  • Japanese: “ウェストフレテレン”
  • Japanese: “ウエストフレテレン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Westvleteren”
  • Norwegian: “Westvleteren”
  • Portuguese: “Cervejaria Westvleteren”
  • Russian: “Westvleteren”
  • Spanish: “Westvleteren”
  • Swedish: “Westvleteren”
  • Ukrainian: “Westvleteren”
  • Ukrainian: “Вествлетерен”
  • Vlaams: “Sixtus”
  • Vlaams: “Trappist Westvleteren”

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