Machelen

Machelen, or in full Machelen-aan-de-Leie, is a village in the municipality of in the province of of . It was the hometown of the painter Roger Raveel.
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  • Type: Village with 4,110 residents
  • Description: section of Zulte, Belgium
  • Also known as: Machelen aan de Leie”, “Machelen-aan-de-Leie”, and “Machelen, Zulte
  • Postal code: 9870

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roger Raveel museum and Sint-Michiel-en-Cornelius-en-Ghislenuskerk.

Museum

Building
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gottem and Grammene.

Village
is a village in the Belgian province of and is a submunicipality of . It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977.

Village
is a village in the Belgian province of and is a submunicipality of . It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977.

Village
is a village in the Belgian province of and a borough of . is located on the south bank of the river Leie. is situated 3½ km east of Machelen.

Machelen

Latitude
50.95919° or 50° 57′ 33″ north
Longitude
3.48589° or 3° 29′ 9″ east
Population
4,110
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE MCN
Open location code
9F25XF5P+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 702538542
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2791950
Wiki­data ID
Q3234954
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vlaams—“Machelen” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Machelen
  • Cebuano: Machelen (lungsod sa Belhika, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen)
  • Cebuano: Machelen
  • Dutch: Machelen (Oost-Vlaanderen)
  • Dutch: Machelen (Zulte)
  • Dutch: Machelen aan de Leie
  • Dutch: Machelen-aan-de-Leie
  • Dutch: Machelen
  • French: Machelen aan de Leie
  • French: Machelen-aan-de-Leie
  • French: Machelen
  • German: Machelen aan de Leie
  • German: Machelen-aan-de-Leie
  • German: Machelen
  • Hungarian: Machelen
  • Irish: Machelen
  • Italian: Machelen
  • Polish: Machelen (Zulte)
  • Polish: Machelen
  • Russian: Махелен
  • Slovenian: Machelen
  • Spanish: Machelen aan de Leie
  • Spanish: Machelen-aan-de-Leie
  • Spanish: Machelen
  • Swedish: Machelen, Östflandern
  • Swedish: Machelen
  • Vlaams: Maaln
  • Vlaams: Machelen aan de Leie
  • Vlaams: Machelen-aan-de-Leie
  • Vlaams: Moaln

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Highlights include Roger Raveelplein and Tonneke.

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