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Mechelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛxələ(n)]; Limburgish: Mechele [ˈmæxələ]) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem , and lies about 13 km south of Heerlen .
Mechelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛxələ(n)] ⓘ; French: Malines ⓘ; historically known as Mechlin in English [n 1]) is a city and municipality in the province of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
The Schepenhuis (Aldermen's House) of Mechelen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, is a building where the city's aldermen held their meetings in the Middle Ages.It is located on the edge of the Grote Markt (main square), between the latter and the IJzerenleen and is considered the first stone 'town hall' of Flanders.
Jan Van Hanswijk (fl. late 16th century) was a Flemish surveyor and cartographer, best known for making a map of the city of Mechelen, completed in the last quarter of the 16th century. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His map is the second oldest preserved city map of Mechelen. [ 1 ]
The AFAS Stadion is a football stadium in Mechelen, Belgium. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of KV Mechelen. Currently, the ground has a capacity of 16,672. The stadium is called Achter de Kazerne, which means "Behind the Army Barracks". It is called this because the stadium was once located behind an army base.
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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.
Mechelen railway station (Dutch: Station Mechelen; French: Gare de Malines) [a] is a railway station in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 5 May 1835 ...