Kessel
Kessel is a town in the municipality of Nijlen in the province of Antwerp in Belgium. In 2006, the population was 7,207 inhabitants. Kessel is known for its tourist attractions, such as "de Kesselse Heide" and "Fort Kessel".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 7,590 residents
- Description: section of Nijlen, Belgium
- Also known as: “Kessel-Dorp”, “Kessel, Belgium”, and “Nijlen (Kessel)”
- Postal code: 2560
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sint-Lambertuskerk and Kessel railway station.
Kessel railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kessel is a railway station in Kessel, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened in 1894 on the Line 15.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Koningin van de Vredekerk (Kessel)
Church
Photo: Sally V, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Koningin van de Vredekerk (Kessel) is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berlaar and Emblem.
Berlaar
Town
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berlaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Berlaar proper and Gestel. In 2021, Berlaar had a total population of 11,710. The total area is 24.57 km2. Berlaar is situated 3 km southeast of Kessel.
Emblem
Village
Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Emblem is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Kessel.
Lier
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lier is a city of about 36,000 inhabitants in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. Lier is often overlooked by many international tourists, but can make an interesting day out from Antwerp or Mechelen.
Kessel
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Nijlen, Arrondissement of Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.13901° or 51° 8′ 20″ northLongitude
4.62948° or 4° 37′ 46″ eastPopulation
7,590Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)United Nations Location Code
BE KESOpen location code
9F364JQH+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 31032230OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Kessel” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kessel”
- Cebuano: “Kessel”
- Dutch: “Kessel (Belgie)”
- Dutch: “Kessel”
- French: “Kessel”
- Hungarian: “Kessel, Belgium”
- Irish: “Kessel”
- Latin: “Castellum”
- Polish: “Kessel (Nijlen)”
- Polish: “Kessel”
- Swedish: “Kessel, Belgien”
- Swedish: “Kessel”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kessel United and Ieder zijn recht.
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