The Vlaamse Doel is a ghost village. Houses are neglected and almost all residents have left. For a long time, Doel was slated for demolition, but now the Flemish government is going to investigate how Doel can be rebuilt.
Only a handful of people still live in Doel. The village is actually only popular with artists, tourists and a few old residents.
The exodus from Doel started more than 20 years ago. The government allowed as many residents as possible to move to other places. A new port area had to be built on the site of Doel. But that didn't happen: there will now only be a new terminal next to Doel. However, the village still stands, but as a ghost village.
The Flemish government now wants to do something about this.
Doel is literally close to Antwerp, on the Scheldt River. There is a nuclear power plant on the north side. The harbor is on the south side.
At the end of the 1990s, approximately 1,000 people lived in Doel. Then the demolition plans became concrete: due to a construction freeze, buyout, demolition and dilapidation, there are now only a few dozen. Doel is now often visited by people who come to look at the decay and graffiti.

Translated by Google •

Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

July 31, 2021

At the end of the 1990s, it was decided that the port would be expanded with two new docks, one of which would run right through Doel. Eventually it came to the point where residents could voluntarily sell their homes between 1999 and 2003. Target was empty; in 2003 there were only 214 inhabitants left. For a while squatters lived in the empty buildings, until they were all evicted in 2006. Now there are only 25 official residents left. The rest have been abandoned.

Translated by Google •

Roy Buckaneer

December 15, 2020

Not accessible by car, only by bicycle or on foot.

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 50 m

Weather

Today

Wednesday 29 October

14°C

8°C

70 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Beveren, Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Scheldemolen - Doel

Scheldelaan Graffiti Wall

Uitzicht op Doel vanaf de Westerschelde

Reigersbos

Paardenschor and Doelpolder Noord Nature Reserve

Beech Avenue to Hof ter Saksen

Sint-Cornelius-Gesticht

Doel Nuclear Power Plant

Fort Lillo

Verlaten tankstation met streetart

View of Doel Nuclear Power Plant

Singelberg Motte (Beveren)

Doel Ghost Village

1. Mudflats of the Scheldt – Dike Houses loop from Nieuw-Namen

2. Bicycle bridge over the E34 – Doel Ghost Village loop from Plantin

3. Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp – Grote Markt Antwerp loop from Opera

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️