Lier

Lier is a city of about 36,000 inhabitants (2018) in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. Lier is often overlooked by many international tourists, but can make an interesting day out from Antwerp or Mechelen. Wikivoyage

Population 36,646 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Belgium

• 100AmbulanceAmbulance
• 100FireFire
• 101PolicePolice
• 102AwelAwel
• 112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Belgium

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Stadsmuseum Lier Museum · 190 m
• Binnenste Eeckelpoort City gate · 430 m
• Zimmertoren Attraction · 520 m
• Sint-Gummaruskerk Church · 660 m
• Kluizekerk Church · 800 m
• Heksensteen Memorial · 290 m
• Galerij Artisjok Gallery · 90 m
• Jan Baptist David Artwork · 220 m

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.

Eating nearby

• Sandwich 4
• Asian 2
• Friture 2
• Chicken 1
• Spanish 1
• Chinese 1
• Indian 1
• Thai 1

All 28 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Sionpark 1.1 km across 800 m
• Lierse Stadsvesten 480 m across 220 m
• Lierse Stadsvesten 510 m across 360 m
• Lierse Stadsvesten 660 m across 590 m

Getting around

• Lier Station 400 m
• Lier 440 m
• Kessel 4.1 km
• Berlaar 5.5 km
• Boechout 6.0 km

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