Antwerp
Arrondissement of Mechelen
Mechelen

Nekkerspoel

Nekkerspoel is a neighbourhood of , , immediately east of the city. The name means pool of one or more Nekkers or water demons. 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.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighbourhood in Mechelen, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Neckerspoel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mechelen-Nekkerspoel railway station and Achter de Kazerne.

Railway station
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in , Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 3 December 1903 on railway lines 25, 27 and 27B. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Stadium
Photo: Amauroo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a football in , . It is used for football matches and is the home ground of KV Mechelen. Currently, the ground has a capacity of 16,672.

Church
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Rumbold's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic metropolitan archiepiscopal cathedral in , Belgium, dedicated to Saint Rumbold, Christian missionary and martyr who founded an abbey nearby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katanga Mechelen and Kauwendael.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Nekkerspoel

Latitude
51.03146° or 51° 1′ 53″ north
Longitude
4.49619° or 4° 29′ 46″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9F362FJW+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10173128982
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2790324
Wiki­data ID
Q2253126
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Marathi—“Nekkerspoel” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Nekkerspoel”
  • Marathi: “नेकरस्पूल”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Park Maria Van Deyck and Park Kalverenstraat.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nekkerspoel”. Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.