Parkrand

Parkrand is a residential area in Halle, Flemish Brabant, Flanders. Parkrand is situated near Elisabethpark, as well as near the playground Parkske.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bailey bridge and Halle railway station.

Bailey bridge

Bridge

Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units. Bailey bridge is situated 230 metres east of Parkrand.

Halle railway station

Railway station

Photo: Yosephus, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Halle railway station is a railway station in Halle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened on 18 May 1840 and is located on the HSL 1, as well as railway lines 26, 94, and 96. Halle railway station is situated 380 metres east of Parkrand.

Sint-Martinusbasiliek

Church

Photo: Napoleon Vier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sint-Martinusbasiliek is a church, which is situated 430 metres north of Parkrand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Rochus and Buizingen.

Sint-Rochus

Neighborhood

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Sint-Rochus is a neighborhood.

Buizingen

Village

Buizingen is a village in the municipality of Halle, Belgium. It is around 15 km southwest of the centre of Brussels. On 15 February 2010, 19 people died and 171 were injured in a train collision in Buizingen.