Kapel van den Ast

Kapel van den Ast is a chapel in Beersel, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flanders. Kapel van den Ast is situated nearby to the community center The Classic Domain, as well as near the spring Kloetsborre.

Type: Chapel
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Also known as: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Troostkapel”
Inscription: “TROOST IN NOOD”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beersel Castle and Province domain Huizingen.

Beersel Castle

Castle

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beersel Castle is a medieval castle located in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Originating in 1300 under the auspices of the Duchy of Brabant, the water castle's present configuration dates to 1357. Beersel Castle is situated 1½ km north of Kapel van den Ast.

Province domain Huizingen

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Province domain Huizingen is a park, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Kapel van den Ast.

Oud Beersel

Brewery

Photo: DirkVE, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oud Beersel is a Belgian lambic producer and geuze blendery in Beersel, about ten kilometres south-west of Brussels. It was founded in 1882 by Henri Vandervelden, ceased production at the end of 2002 and was restarted in 2005 by Gert Christiaens. Oud Beersel is situated 690 metres north of Kapel van den Ast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huizingen and Lot.

Huizingen

Village

Photo: Kris.buelens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Huizingen is a village.

Lot

Village

Photo: Napoleon Vier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lot is a village in the municipality of Beersel, Belgium. A formerly autonomous village, it was merged with the villages of Beersel, Alsemberg, Dworp, and Huizingen to create the Beersel municipality.

Dworp

Village

Photo: Gor62, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dworp is a small town in the municipality of Beersel, south of Brussels in Flanders. Dworp has an area of 9.61 square kilometers. As of January 1, 2002, it has a population of 5,277 inhabitants. Dworp is situated 2½ km south of Kapel van den Ast.

Kapel van den Ast

Categories: building, historic site, wayside shrine, and religion
Location: Beersel, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.75248° or 50° 45′ 9″ north

Longitude

4.30108° or 4° 18′ 4″ east

Open location code

9F26Q822+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 814537111

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_shrine

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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