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Duiven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdœyvə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.Duiven's name can be translated into English to mean "pigeons" or "doves".
The municipality comprises the towns of Lippelo, Oppuurs and Sint-Amands proper. In 2021, Sint-Amands had a total population of 8,524. [2] The total area is 15.58 km 2. Sint-Amands is located at the right bank of the Scheldt river. Effective 1 January 2019, Puurs and Sint-Amands were merged into the new municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands.
The village church of Wezeren, Belgium is dedicated to Amandus. Known for his hospitality, Amand is the patron saint of all who produce beer: brewers, innkeepers and bartenders. [15]
Puurs-Sint-Amands (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpyːr ˌsɪnt ɑˈmɑnts]) [a] is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands. [2] The merged municipality has an area of 48.99 km 2 and has a population of 26,208 people as of 2021. [3]
On 13 November 2020, the municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands suspended its 20-year-long partnership with the Polish town of Dębica because of the town's adoption of the Charter of The Rights of The Family, which, according to the Belgians, discriminates against LGBT people.
People from Puurs-Sint-Amands (6 P) Pages in category "Puurs-Sint-Amands" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Ruisbroek is a village in the municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands located in the Antwerp Province of Belgium. Ruisbroek was an independent municipality until 1977, when it was merged into Puurs. [2] In 2019, Puurs itself was merged into Puurs-Sint-Amands. [3]
Breendonk is a village in the municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands in the province of Antwerp, Belgium, with a population of 3,000, halfway between Brussels and Antwerp.