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.

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Type: Monastery
Denomination: Catholic
Description: historic religious building located in Belgium
Also known as: “Abdij van Affligem”
Address: Abdijstraat 6, Affligem, 1790

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Walburgakerk and Kluizenbos.

Sint-Walburgakerk

Church

Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sint-Walburgakerk is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Affligem Abbey.

Kluizenbos

Nature reserve

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Kluizenbos is a nature reserve.

Sint-Michielskerk

Church

Photo: Maarten Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hekelgem is a village in the province Flemish Brabant, Belgium. In 1977 it merged with Essene and Teralfene to form the municipality of Affligem, of which it remains a section. The merged municipality is named after the historic Affligem Abbey in Hekelgem.

Meldert

Village

Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meldert is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and is a submunicipality of Aalst. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977.

Moorsel

Village

Photo: Gestebier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Moorsel is a village in the Denderstreek in the province East Flanders in Belgium, a deelgemeente of the city of Aalst. The village belongs to a league of neighbouring villages, which call themselves the Faluintjesgemeenten. Moorsel is situated 3 km northwest of Affligem Abbey.

Affligem Abbey

Categories: benedictine abbey, building, historic site, and religion
Location: Affligem, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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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

way 160955044

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monastery

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q175033

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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”

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