Doel - Wikipedia
WEBDoel is a subdivision of the municipality of Beveren in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is located near the river the Scheldt, in a polder of the Waasland. Since 1965, there have been plans to extend the Port of Antwerp into Doel and demolish the village. However, protests have caused a stalemate.
The Doomed City of Doel – Beveren, Belgium - Atlas Obscura
WEBDec 2, 2011 · Discover The Doomed City of Doel in Beveren, Belgium: This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Doel: Visiting a Ghost Town in Belgium (2024) - Laure Wanders
WEBDec 30, 2018 · Doel is a small town near the Dutch border in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It is 86 km (54 mi) from Brussels and 30 km (18 mi) from Antwerp. You can reach this abandoned town by:
Condemned and abandoned: The Belgian ghost town ... - The …
WEB4 days ago · Condemned and abandoned: The Belgian ghost town which refuses to disappear. The village of Doel ‒ situated on the Scheldt River in Flanders ‒ was meant to be destroyed in favour of progress. That didn't happen. Antwerp’s economic boom in the 20th century saw its port in need of expansion.
Belgium 'ghost town' fights to return to life - france24.com
WEBJan 15, 2022 · Doel has a reputation as Belgium's best-known ghost town. But its few inhabitants -- today numbering just 21 -- now see a glimmer of hope of their village bouncing back to life.
Doel, a ghost town in the shadow of Antwerp’s port - Medium
WEBOct 21, 2019 · Believe it or not, the town of Doel, located alongside the Scheldt river, only about 30 km away from the city of Antwerp, once counted almost 900 inhabitants living in its streets. Now they are….
How to save a decimated town: The struggle for Belgium's Doel
WEBJul 30, 2021 · A struggle of over 20 years between locals and governments about the fate of the Flemish town of Doel could soon come to an end.
Hidden Belgium: The ghost town of Doel - The Brussels Times
WEBJan 17, 2024 · Hidden Belgium: The ghost town of Doel. It is almost a ghost town, but Doel still has about 20 residents. It can’t be easy living there. This deserted town north of Antwerp, which once had a population of 1,300, stands on the banks of the wide River Scheldt, next to a nuclear power station.
Visiting Belgium's ghost town Doel - Cities and Seasides
WEBFeb 18, 2021 · Squeezed in between the port of Antwerp and a nuclear power plant lies Doel. A small Belgian village that has been almost completely abandoned. While Doel might be tiny, you can easily spend (half) a day in this eerie, yet fascinating place.
Discovering Doel, a Belgian ghost town - Travel Tomorrow
WEBMar 4, 2021 · Located very close to Antwerp and its port on the Schledt river, at a first glance and from afar, the small village Doel with its narrow streets and red brick houses may seem as any other village or small town in Flanders.