Olmen
Olmen is a village in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The village is part of the municipality of Balen. Olmen is known in the area for its Carnival, which still follows medieval traditions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 3,780 residents
- Description: section of Balen, Belgium
- Postal code: 2491
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sint-Willibrorduskerk and Balen railway station.
Balen railway station
Railway station
Photo: Zonneschijn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balen railway station is situated 3 km north of Olmen.
Sint-Hubertuskerk, Hulsen-Balen
Church
Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Hubertuskerk, Hulsen-Balen is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Olmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kwaadmechelen and Oostham.
Kwaadmechelen
Village
Kwaadmechelen is a village in the Ham municipality of the Limburg province in the Flemish Community of Belgium. Kwaadmechelen was an independent municipality until 1977 when it merged into Ham. Kwaadmechelen is situated 4½ km south of Olmen.
Oostham
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oostham is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Olmen.
Meerhout
Town
Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meerhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Meerhout proper. In 2021, Meerhout had a total population of 10,279. Meerhout is situated 5 km west of Olmen.
Olmen
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Balen, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.1424° or 51° 8′ 33″ northLongitude
5.14877° or 5° 8′ 56″ eastPopulation
3,780Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)United Nations Location Code
BE OLMOpen location code
9F3744RX+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 2573491655OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Olmen” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Olmen”
- French: “Olmen”
- Hungarian: “Olmen”
- Irish: “Olmen”
- Luxembourgish: “Olmen”
- Polish: “Olmen”
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