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Mechelen has a narrow temperature range between seasons for its high latitude, despite its inland position. Summers are warm and occasionally hot, whereas winters usually remain above freezing. Similar to Belgium as a whole, the climate is relatively cloudy and receives frequent rainfall, often light.
Margaret of Austria, regent of the Belgium Austriacum, daughter of Maximilian I and guardian of Charles V (1480–1530) Mary, Eleanor and Isabella of Austria, nieces of Margaret of Austria; John Heywood, English poet (1497-c. 1575) Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, born in Ghent, and brought up in Mechelen until age 17 (1500–1558)
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Court of Savoy, rear façade on Keizerstraat and (here darker) side at Korte Maagdenstraat Inner courtyard of Margaret of Austria's Palace. The Hof van Savoye (Court of Savoy) or Palace of Margaret of Austria is an early 16th-century building in Mechelen, Belgium.
The Lordship of Mechelen or Malines [2] [3] (Dutch: Heerlijkheid Mechelen, French: Seigneurie de Malines) was a small autonomous Lordship in the Low Countries, consisting of the city of Mechelen and some surrounding villages. [4] It lasted from 910 to 1795.
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The Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Hanswijkis) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Mechelen, Belgium. The basilica is a famous place of pilgrimage in Belgium, the statue was crowned on 30 July 1876 by Cardinal Deschamps by request of pope Pius IX .
Nekkerspoel is a neighbourhood of Mechelen, Belgium, immediately east of the city.The name means pool of one or more Nekkers or water demons. [2] and it is presumed that in earlier centuries locals taking a shortcut through the marshlands, of which the Mechels Broek is a surviving remnant, may have strayed off safer pathways and lost their lives.