Affligem Abbey
Affligem Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in the historic village of Hekelgem, now in the municipality of Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, 19 km to the north-west of Brussels.
- Catholic monastery
- …is also known as “Abdij van Affligem”
- Description: historic religious building located in Belgium
- Address: Abdijstraat 6, Affligem, 1790
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Walburgakerk and Kluizenbos.
Sint-Walburgakerk
Church
Sint-Walburgakerk is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Affligem Abbey.
Sint-Michielskerk
Church
Sint-Michielskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Affligem Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hekelgem and Meldert.
Hekelgem
Village
Hekelgem is a village in the province Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Meldert
Village
Meldert is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and is a submunicipality of Aalst.
Affligem Abbey
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Latitude
50.92436° or 50° 55′ 28″ north
Longitude
4.11403° or 4° 6′ 51″ east
Open location code
9F26W4F7+PJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Spanish—“Affligem Abbey” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “абацтва Афлігем”
- Bulgarian: “Абатство Афлигем”
- Catalan: “abadia d’Affligem”
- Czech: “Klášter Affligem”
- Dutch: “Abdij Affligem”
- Dutch: “Abdij van affligem”
- Dutch: “Paulus abdij”
- Dutch: “Sint-Pietersabdij”
- French: “abbaye d’Affligem”
- French: “Abbaye d’Affligem”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d’Affligem”
- German: “Abtei Affligem”
- Greek: “αββαείο Άφλιγκεμ”
- Hungarian: “Affligemi apátság”
- Italian: “abbazia di Affligem”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Affligem”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Affligem”
- Russian: “аббатство Аффлигем”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Affligem”
- Spanish: “abadia de Affligem”
- Spanish: “abadía de Affligem”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Affligem”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beekvallei Weimeersbeek and Koudenbergbeekvallei.
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