Mechelen
Mechelen is a locality in Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders and has about 77,500 residents. Mechelen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pennepoel, as well as near the suburb Nekkerspoel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 77,500 residents
- Description: town in Mechelen municipality, Belgium
- Postal code: 2800
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 Zemst and Bonheiden.
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 4½ km south 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 5 km east of Mechelen.
Mechelen
- Category: city
- Location: Mechelen, Arrondissement of Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vlaams—“Mechelen” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Malinas”
- Belarusian: “Мехелен”
- Bulgarian: “Мехелен”
- Catalan: “Mechelen”
- Cebuano: “Mechelen”
- Chinese: “梅赫伦”
- Danish: “Mechelen”
- Dutch: “Mechelen”
- Esperanto: “Meĥleno”
- French: “Malines”
- French: “Mechelen”
- German: “Mechelen”
- German: “Mecheln”
- Hebrew: “מכלן”
- Irish: “Mechelen”
- Italian: “Malines”
- Italian: “Mechelen”
- Japanese: “メヘレン”
- Korean: “메헬렌”
- Latin: “Maclinia”
- Latin: “Mechlinae”
- Latin: “Mechlinia”
- Limburgan: “Mechele”
- Lithuanian: “Mechelenas”
- Luxembourgish: “Mechelen”
- Norwegian: “Mechelen”
- Persian: “مشلان”
- Polish: “Mechelen”
- Portuguese: “Malines”
- Portuguese: “Mechelen”
- Russian: “Мехелен”
- Serbian: “Мехелен”
- Spanish: “Malinas”
- Swedish: “Mechelen”
- Thai: “เมเคอเลิน”
- Ukrainian: “Мехелен”
- Vlaams: “Mecheln”
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