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Arrondissement of Turnhout

Merksplas

Merksplas is a municipality located in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Merksplas proper. In 2021, Merksplas had a total population of 8,616. The total area is 44.56 km2.
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  • Type: Town with 8,320 residents
  • Description: municipality in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Also known as: “13023”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Willibrorduskerk and Sint-Lambertuskerk.

Church
Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 4½ km south of Merksplas.

Church
Photo: Bieke DK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Merksplas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beerse and Vosselaar.

Town
Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality located in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of proper and . In 2024, had a total population of 18,601. is situated 4½ km south of Merksplas.

Town
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is a municipality located in the province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of proper. In 2021, had a total population of 11,443. is situated 5 km south of Merksplas.

Village
is a village in the Belgian municipality of . As of 2021, it has 1,844 inhabitants. The toponym means carrot or root in Dutch. was established in the early 19th century by the Society of Benevolence as a farming colony for the able-bodied working poor. is situated 6 km northwest of Merksplas.

Merksplas

Latitude
51.358° or 51° 21′ 29″ north
Longitude
4.8627° or 4° 51′ 46″ east
Population
8,320
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
9F369V57+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249262485
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2791298
Wiki­data ID
Q532277
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Merksplas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميركسبلاس”
  • Basque: “Merksplas”
  • Breton: “Merksplas”
  • Bulgarian: “Мерксплас”
  • Catalan: “Merksplas”
  • Cebuano: “Merksplas”
  • Chinese: “梅克斯普拉斯”
  • Czech: “Merksplas”
  • Dutch: “Merksplas”
  • Dutch: “Merxplas”
  • Esperanto: “Merksplas”
  • Estonian: “Merksplas”
  • Finnish: “Merksplas”
  • French: “Merksplas”
  • French: “Merxplas”
  • German: “Merksplas”
  • Greek: “Μέρκσπλας”
  • Hungarian: “Merksplas”
  • Irish: “Merksplas”
  • Italian: “Merksplas”
  • Japanese: “メルクスプラス”
  • Luxembourgish: “Merksplas”
  • Macedonian: “Мерксплас”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Merksplas”
  • Norwegian: “Merksplas”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Merksplas”
  • Persian: “مرکسپله”
  • Polish: “Merksplas”
  • Portuguese: “Merksplas”
  • Romanian: “Merksplas”
  • Russian: “Мерксплас”
  • Slovak: “Merksplas”
  • Spanish: “Merksplas”
  • Swedish: “Merksplas”
  • Turkish: “Merksplas”
  • Turkish: “Merxplas”
  • Vietnamese: “Merksplas”
  • Volapük: “Merksplas”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Merksplas”
  • Zeeuws: “Merksplas”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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