Arrondissement of Mechelen
The Arrondissement of Mechelen is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement, as the territory for both coincides.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Rumbold’s Cathedral and Achter de Kazerne.
St. Rumbold’s Cathedral
Church
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St. Rumbold's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic metropolitan archiepiscopal cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium, dedicated to Saint Rumbold, Christian missionary and martyr who founded an abbey nearby.
Achter de Kazerne
Stadium
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Achter de Kazerne is a football stadium in Mechelen, Belgium. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of KV Mechelen. Currently, the ground has a capacity of 16,672.
Mechelen railway station
Railway station
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Mechelen railway station is a railway station in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 5 May 1835 on railway lines 25, 27 and 53. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mechelen and Zemst.
Mechelen
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Mechelen is a historically important city on the river Dyle in the centre of Flanders. It is a vibrant town, mixing trendy and traditional. Its carillon school is world-renowned, training students from all over the world in the art of playing carillons, sets of 24 or more bells hung in church towers.
Zemst
Town
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Zemst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the villages of Elewijt, Eppegem, Hofstade, Weerde, Zemst-Laar, Zemst-Bos and Zemst proper. Zemst is situated 5 km south of Arrondissement of Mechelen.
Bonheiden
Town
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Bonheiden is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bonheiden proper and Rijmenam. In 2021, Bonheiden had a total population of 15,177. The total area is 29.27 km2. Bonheiden is situated 4½ km east of Arrondissement of Mechelen.
Arrondissement of Mechelen
- Type: Locality with 340,000 residents
- Description: 1 of 43 administrative arrondissements of Belgium
- Category: arrondissements of Belgium
- Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vlaams—“Arrondissement of Mechelen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دائرة مشلين”
- Arabic: “دائرة مِشِلين”
- Arabic: “دائرة ميشيلين”
- Armenian: “Մեխելեն”
- Belarusian: “акруга Мехелен”
- Belarusian: “Мехелен (акруга)”
- Belarusian: “Мехелен”
- Belarusian: “Мэхэлен”
- Breton: “Arondisamant Mechelen”
- Bulgarian: “Мехелен”
- Catalan: “districte de Mechelen”
- Cebuano: “Arrondissement Mechelen”
- Chinese: “梅赫倫區”
- Czech: “Arrondissement Mechelen”
- Dutch: “Arrondissement Mechelen”
- Dutch: “Mechelen”
- Estonian: “Mecheleni ringkond”
- French: “arrondissement administratif de Malines”
- French: “Arrondissement administratif de Malines”
- French: “Arrondissement de Malines”
- French: “Malines”
- Galician: “Distrito de Mechelen”
- German: “Arrondissement Mechelen”
- German: “Bezirk Mechelen”
- German: “Mechelen”
- Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Μέχελεν”
- Irish: “Arrondissement Mechelen”
- Italian: “Arrondissement di Malines”
- Japanese: “メヘレン行政区”
- Latin: “Circumdarium administrativum Macliniense”
- Limburgan: “Mechele”
- Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Mechelen”
- Persian: “شهرستان مشلان”
- Polish: “Mechelen (okręg)”
- Polish: “Mechelen”
- Russian: “Мехелен”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mechelen (arondisman)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mechelen”
- Slovenian: “Arrondissement Mechelen”
- Slovenian: “Mechelen”
- Slovenian: “Okrožje Mechelen”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Malinas”
- Swedish: “Arrondissement Mechelen”
- Swedish: “Mechelen”
- Turkish: “Mechelen (bölge)”
- Turkish: “Mechelen”
- Ukrainian: “Мехелен”
- Vietnamese: “Mechelen”
- Vlaams: “Arroundissement Mecheln”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museum Hof van Busleyden and Mechelen-Zuid water tower.
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