Flanders
Antwerp
Arrondissement of Turnhout

Olen

Olen is a municipality located in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises three towns, situated on a south–north axis: In 2021, Olen had a total population of 12,600. The total area is 23.10 km2.
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  • Type: Town with 12,500 residents
  • Description: municipality in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Also known as: “13029”, “Olen, Belgium”, and “Oolen”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Martinuskerk and Sint-Bavokerk.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herentals and Noorderwijk.

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is a city of about 28,000 inhabitants in the province of , . is often overlooked by many international tourists, but can make an interesting day out from Antwerp or .

Village
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Herentals is a municipality and city in the province of . The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of and .

Village
is a village in the province of belonging to the municipality of . First documented in 1286, was historically linked to various noble families and was a rural settlement on the periphery of Herentals until it developed road connections with other villages in the 19th century. is situated 4 km southwest of Olen.

Olen

Latitude
51.1439° or 51° 8′ 38″ north
Longitude
4.8597° or 4° 51′ 35″ east
Population
12,500
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
9F364VV5+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1391584752
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2789887
Wiki­data ID
Q839044
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zeeuws—“Olen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Olen”
  • Breton: “Olen”
  • Bulgarian: “Олен”
  • Catalan: “Olen”
  • Cebuano: “Olen (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Olen”
  • Chinese: “奥伦”
  • Chinese: “奧倫”
  • Dutch: “Olen (Belgie)”
  • Dutch: “Olen”
  • Esperanto: “Olen”
  • French: “Olen”
  • German: “Olen”
  • Hungarian: “Olen”
  • Irish: “Olen”
  • Italian: “Olen”
  • Japanese: “オレン”
  • Lithuanian: “Olenas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Olen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Olen”
  • Norwegian: “Olen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Olen”
  • Persian: “اولان”
  • Polish: “Olen”
  • Portuguese: “Olen”
  • Romanian: “Olen”
  • Russian: “Олен”
  • Scots: “Olen”
  • Slovak: “Olen”
  • Spanish: “Olen”
  • Swedish: “Olen”
  • Turkish: “Olen, Belçika”
  • Turkish: “Olen”
  • Vietnamese: “Olen, Antwerpen”
  • Vietnamese: “Olen”
  • Volapük: “Olen”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Olen, Belhika”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Olen”
  • Zeeuws: “Olen”

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Highlights include De Potten van Olen and Gemeentehuis Olen.

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