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Wouter Berthout van Ranst was a 13th-century nobleman, living in feudal times, and a vassal of the Duke of Brabant. He was given land near the Escaut River , which he named Bergheem (now : Berchem in Flanders ).
Berchem (Dutch pronunciation: ⓘ) is a southern district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium.Berchem is located along the old Grote Steenweg (Dutch for 'Big Paved Road') that has connected Brussels to Antwerp for several centuries; the town borders the districts of Deurne, Borgerhout, Wilrijk and Antwerp and the municipality of Mortsel.
As of 1 January 2024, the municipality had a population of 25,787 inhabitants. [2] The total area is 2.95 km 2 (1.14 sq mi), which gives a population density of 8,741/km 2 (22,640/sq mi). [2] The municipality is known for its calm and peaceful character. It is said that Berchem is a "village in the city".
L.A. firefighters look for hot spots as they prepare for high winds in the burn areas of the Palisades fire on Tuesday, Jan. 14. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
Max van Berchem's principal biographer Charles Genequand, a retired professor of Arabic philosophy and Islamic history at the University of Geneva, points out that both names – Saladin and Sarasin – sound Arabic and are thus a «striking illustration of the ancient Roman principle of nomen-omen.» [3] Max van Berchem's parents Alexandre ...
A Brooklyn homeless shelter employee was brutally stabbed to death on the premises of a hotel converted to house the homeless, in the Brownsville neighborhood.
Jack Hughes had his second two-goal game of the season against the New York Rangers and Jacob Markstrom had his second straight 12-save shutout to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-0 victory on ...
Antwerpen-Berchem railway station (Dutch: Station Antwerpen-Berchem; French: Gare d'Anvers-Berchem) [a] is a railway station in Berchem, in the south of Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 1 March 1865 [1] [2] and currently serves railway lines 25, 27, 27A and 59. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium ...