Balen
Balen is a locality in Balen, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Flanders and has about 20,000 residents. Balen is situated nearby to the locality Reit, as well as near Hoolsterberg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 20,000 residents
- Also known as: “Baelen” and “Balen-sur-Nethe”
- Postal code: 2490
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balen railway station and Sint-Andrieskerk.
Colruyt
Supermarket
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colruyt is a Belgian supermarket chain headquartered in Halle. Colruyt carries the surname of the founder of the family business, the Colruyt family still owns the company.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olmen and Mol.
Olmen
Village
Olmen is a village in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The village is part of the municipality of Balen. Olmen is known in the area for its Carnival, which still follows medieval traditions. Olmen is situated 3½ km southwest of Balen.
Mol
Town
Photo: DudeFromMol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mol is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Mol. In 2021, Mol had a total population of 37,021 inhabitants. Mol is situated 4 km northwest of Balen.
Ezaart
Hamlet
Ezaart is one of the 12 townships in the municipality Mol in Belgium. It had 3332 inhabitants. The township also includes "Hessie" which was formerly part of Millegem and therefore Geel. Ezaart is situated 6 km west of Balen.
Balen
- Location: Balen, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Russian—“Balen” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бален”
- Chinese: “巴伦”
- Persian: “بلان”
- Russian: “Бален”
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