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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".
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 ...
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 ).
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 ...
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In the same year, 1973, upon the initiative of Gautier-van Berchem, the Fondation Max van Berchem was established. [30] Already two year earlier, Gautier-van Berchem and her half-brother Horace had donated the archives of their father to the Bibliothèque de Genève . [ 31 ]
The village was first mentioned in 1286 as Berchem, and means "settlement on a hill". [3] The Catholic St Willibrordus Church has been built between 1900 and 1903 adjacent to a 15th-century tower. The medieval structure was replaced in 1858, but burnt down in 1895. [4] Berghem was home to 1,906 people in 1804. [5]