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Kraainem

Kraainem is a municipality on the outskirts of the Brussels Capital Region, administratively belonging to Flemish Brabant. It began as a rural village, but the expansion of Brussels has led to a fast-paced urbanization of Kraainem throughout the 20th century, and the municipality has become a popular residence for Eurocrats and expats alike. Wikivoyage

Population 13,690 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Belgium

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Belgium

Getting there

Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Carnival

    February – March

    Carnival has been a yearly tradition in Kraainem since 1975. It takes place the first Saturday after Ash Wednesday, a Catholic holiday. The day it occurs changes accordingly.

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Kraainem); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Marché de Stockel - Markt Stokkel

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–13:00
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 08:00–13:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–13:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–13:00

    3.0 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 3 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Diegem 3.0 km, Nossegem 3.3 km, Brussels Airport-Zaventem 3.7 km, Haren 4.1 km, Bordet 4.2 km, Haren-Sud - Haren-Zuid 4.4 km, Evere 4.6 km, Meiser 5.2 km, Merode 5.6 km, Buda 5.8 km, Kortenberg 6.0 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.