Dessel
in Provincie Antwerpen of Flanders, Belgium

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.239 and 5.114 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 14' 18" and E 5° 6' 52"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Dutch, French, German
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:50 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/Brussels
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:11 am and 4:41 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Belgium in Western Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Dessel

Dessel in Provincie Antwerpen (Flanders) with it's 8,707 inhabitants is a city in Belgium about 43 mi (or 69 km) north-east of Brussels, the country's capital.

Local time in Dessel is now 10:50 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Dessel, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Eindhoven Airport in Netherlands in a distance of 18 mi (or 30 km). The closest airport in Belgium is Hasselt Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 30 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is Flemish Béguinages in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Turnhout, Laakdal, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Heist-op-den-Berg and Heeze. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F

Morning Temperature 1°C / 34 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 47 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 87%
Air Pressure 1017 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

14°C (58 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

10°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Villa Tilia

Address
2,5 mi
Peperstraat 11
2470 Retie
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 11:00 - 17:00)
Weekend: closed


Corbie Mol

Address
3,5 mi
Corbiestraat 64
2400 Mol
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00


Sunparks Kempense Meren

Address
3,5 mi
Postelsesteenweg 100
2400 Mol
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Corsendonk De Linde

Address
2,5 mi
Kasteelstraat 67
2470 Retie
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:30 - 17:00
Weekend: 9:00 - 17:00 (lunchbreak: 12:00 - 13:00)


Postel Ter Heyde

Address
3,1 mi
Postelsebaan 74
2470 Retie
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 17:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Graspop 2012 camping

Published: June 25, 2012
Length: 54:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: shaun beysen


MTB Dessel 30-5-2010 part 1 of 4

Published: May 31, 2010
Length: 32:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Roland Baartscheer

MTB Dessel 30-5-2010 part 1 of 4 Organisatie FietsPromo vzw.


91'-Cyclingteam | Dorpelingen Koers Dessel 2013

Published: August 17, 2013
Length: 49:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Toon Meynen

Koers voor wielertoeristen van Dessel. www.91cyclingteam.be.


Officiële MTB route Dessel (BE) - Hoogtepunten

Published: December 23, 2014
Length: 17:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: My MTB Guide

Hoogtepunten van de gepijlde mtb route in Dessel, België. Deze route is onderdeel van het Bloso mountainbike netwerk. Met zijn 42km is Dessel een van de langere routes maar door de geringe...


Wit-Gele Kruis bij Patri Corpus

Published: April 09, 2013
Length: 09:36 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Patri Corpus

Het Wit-Gele Kruis heeft naast zijn mobiele verpleegkundigen, nu ook een vaste stek bij Patri Corpus in Dessel. Een primeur in de Kempen! Reportage door RTV. http://www.patricorpus.be.


krabstick salade crab stick salad English subtitles

Published: December 23, 2014
Length: 26:35 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Svetlana van Uden

krabstick salade English subtitles.


EUROPE - Superstitious (Graspop 2012)

Published: June 27, 2012
Length: 48:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Lita77Swe


Ozzy Osbourne ft. Slash & Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) - Live @ Graspop 2012

Published: June 25, 2012
Length: 16:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Mayazumi

Ozzy Osbourne & Friends were the headliner of the first night of Graspop 2012, on friday June 22nd. Last year Ozzy was supposed to perform as well, but unfortunately he caught a pneumonia and...


Guys try to jump over electric wires and...look what happens next.

Published: July 03, 2014
Length: 28:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Veg Vik

Guys try to jump over electric wires and...look what happens next.


Beerschot-Wilrijk supporters na de match tegen Branddonk

Published: January 27, 2014
Length: 40:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: BeerschotSupp13

FCO Beerschot-Wilrijk viering beerschotsupporters na de match tegen Branddonk.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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SCK•CEN

SCK•CEN (Dutch: Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie; French: Centre d'Étude de l'énergie Nucléaire) is the Belgian nuclear research centre located in Mol, Belgium. SCK•CEN is active in various areas of research and services in the nuclear sector.

Located at 51.2185, 5.09324 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Nuclear research centers, Research institutes in Belgium, Nuclear technology in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Antwerp (province)

Graspop Metal Meeting

Graspop Metal Meeting is an annual metal festival in Dessel, Belgium that has taken place each year since 1996. Despite the small size of the festival grounds (upholding a perimeter of only ~4 km) the festival draws a large number of international spectators, with a total of 142,000 visitors in the course of the 2011 edition. The event was not originally a heavy metal festival; rather, it was conceived as a local family festival. In 1995, the headliners billed were Joe Cocker and Simple Minds.

Located at 51.23, 5.08399 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Music festivals in Belgium, Heavy metal festivals

Lorzestraat

Lorzestraat is a multi-use stadium in Dessel, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of K.F.C. Dessel Sport. The stadium holds 5,000 people.

Located at 51.2405, 5.11941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Belgium

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Dessel.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Desschel, Dessel