Flanders
East Flanders
Arrondissement of Dendermonde

Wichelen

Wichelen is a municipality located in the Denderstreek in the Belgian province of , comprising the towns of Schellebelle, Serskamp and Wichelen proper.
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  • Type: Town with 11,700 residents
  • Description: municipality in East Flanders, Belgium
  • Also known as: “42026”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riekend Rustpunt and Sint-Pietersbandenkerk.

Museum
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Church
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is a church.

Castle
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is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berlare and Lede.

Photo: De Schepper Jan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town of 14,000 inhabitants in , consisting of Overmere, Uitbergen, Donk and proper. It is a very peaceful and calm municipality located on the banks of the Schelde river and has a lot of beautiful natural settings to offer its visitors.

Town
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is a municipality in the Belgian province of , in the Denderstreek near the cities of , and . In 2011, had a population of 17,882 and area of 29.69 km2, a population density of 575 inhabitants per km2. is situated 4½ km south of Wichelen.

Town
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is a municipality in the Belgian province of , comprising the towns of Massemen, Westrem and proper. In 2021 it had a population of 26,206. Its total area is 36.68 km2. is situated 6 km west of Wichelen.

Wichelen

Latitude
51.0061° or 51° 0′ 22″ north
Longitude
3.9743° or 3° 58′ 27″ east
Population
11,700
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9F352X4F+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1629427493
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2783729
Wiki­data ID
Q730801
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zeeuws—“Wichelen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Wichelen”
  • Breton: “Wichelen”
  • Bulgarian: “Вихелен”
  • Catalan: “Wichelen”
  • Cebuano: “Wichelen (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Wichelen”
  • Chinese: “維赫倫”
  • Chinese: “维赫伦”
  • Danish: “Wichelen”
  • Dutch: “Wichelen”
  • Esperanto: “Wichelen”
  • Estonian: “Wichelen”
  • French: “Wichelen”
  • German: “Schellebelle”
  • German: “Serskamp”
  • German: “Wichelen”
  • Greek: “Βίχελεν”
  • Hungarian: “Wichelen”
  • Irish: “Wichelen”
  • Italian: “Wichelen”
  • Luxembourgish: “Wichelen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wichelen”
  • Norwegian: “Wichelen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Wichelen”
  • Persian: “ویشولان”
  • Polish: “Wichelen”
  • Portuguese: “Wichelen”
  • Romanian: “Wichelen”
  • Russian: “Вихелен”
  • Scots: “Wichelen”
  • Slovak: “Wichelen”
  • Spanish: “Wichelen”
  • Swedish: “Wichelen”
  • Turkish: “Wichelen”
  • Vietnamese: “Wichelen”
  • Vlaams: “Wicheln”
  • Volapük: “Wichelen”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Wichelen”
  • Zeeuws: “Wichelen”
  • “Wichelen”

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