Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel
The Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel is a Roman Catholic parish church and minor basilica in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Belgium. The church was consecrated in 1627 and raised to the status of a minor basilica in 1922.Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: Belgian religious monument
- Address: Albertusplein, Scherpenheuvel, 3270
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Jozefskerk and Saint Eustachius church.
Sint-Jozefskerk
Church
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Sint-Jozefskerk is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel.
Saint Eustachius church
Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Eustachius church is situated 2½ km north of Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel.
Zichem railway station
Railway station
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Zichem railway station is situated 3 km north of Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scherpenheuvel and Zichem.
Zichem
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zichem is a village of the town of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Zichem was an independent municipality until the municipal redistribution of 1977.
Kaggevinne
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaggevinne is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel.
Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel
- Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.98033° or 50° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
4.97878° or 4° 58′ 44″ eastOpen location code
9F26XXJH+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 141141056OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=basilicaWikidata ID
Q2057311
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Scherpenheuvel”
- French: “basilique Notre-Dame de Montaigu”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame de Montaigu”
- German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Scherpenheuvel”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda dari Scherpenheuvel, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem”
- Japanese: “スケルペンフーフェルの聖母聖堂”
- Polish: “Sherpenheuve Bazylika”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Scherpenheuvel”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora”
- Spanish: “Basílica menor de Nuestra Señora de Monteagudo”
- Ukrainian: “Базиліка Богоматері (Шерпенхойвель)”
- Western Frisian: “Basilyk fan Us Leaffrou fan Scherpenheuvel”
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