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Berchem (Luxembourgish: Bierchem) is a small town in the commune of Roeser, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2024, the town has a population of 1,309. [1] It is notable for being the nearest settlement to one of the world's largest retail petrol stations.
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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".
In 1973, Gautier-van Berchem, who married the banker Bernard Gautier in 1966, donated the Villa Saladin-van Berchem to the Swiss Confederation. [28] Max van Berchem had inherited the estate with its surrounding park after the death of his mother in 1917, while the Château de Crans went to his older brother Paul and the Château des Bois to his ...
The graves of Gautier-van Berchem (left) and her husband with the grave of her father in the background, marked by a white obelisk. Gautier-van Berchem died on 23 January 1984 at the age of 91. Upon her death, the former vice-president of the ICRC Jean Pictet, wrote in an obituary which was published by the Journal de Genève, which said:
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). His descendants possessed the land for centuries. The Belgian town of Ranst is also named after him.
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.
Jacquet de Berchem (also known as Giachet(to) Berchem or Jakob van Berchem; c. 1505 – before 2 March 1567) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy. He was famous in mid-16th-century Italy for his madrigals , approximately 200 of which were printed in Venice , some in multiple printings due to their considerable ...