Voordries

Voordries is a forest in Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders. Voordries is situated nearby to the town Gentbrugge, as well as near the neighborhood Moscou.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts and St Bavo’s Cathedral.

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Museum of Fine Arts an art museum in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark. The museum's collection consists of some 9000 artworks, dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

St Bavo’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: Geiserich77, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. The 89-metre-tall Gothic building is the seat of the Diocese of Ghent and is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent.

Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst

Museum

Photo: Cristina Pastor, Public domain.

The Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst is a relatively new museum located in Ghent, Belgium, and is renowned both for its permanent collection and for its provocative exhibitions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Amandsberg and Merelbeke.

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.

Merelbeke

Town

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.

Merelbeke is a former municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Bottelare, Lemberge, Melsen, Merelbeke proper, Munte and Schelderode.

Melle

Town

Photo: Wester, CC BY-SA 2.0 be.

Melle is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Gontrode and Melle proper. On 1 January 2018 Melle had a total population of 11,574.

Voordries

Type: Forest
Location: Ghent, Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.0385° or 51° 2′ 19″ north

Longitude

3.7645° or 3° 45′ 52″ east

Open location code

9F352QQ7+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 154754270

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gentbrugge and Moscou.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Viaduct of Gentbrugge and Academie de Kunstbrug Gent.

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