Schandpaal van Merksem

Schandpaal van Merksem is a work of art in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Schandpaal van Merksem is situated nearby to the mosque Darul Tabligh Aziz, as well as near the church Sint-Bartholomeuskerk.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Also known as: “Kaak van Merksem”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Bartholomeuskerk and Districtshuis Merksem.

Sint-Bartholomeuskerk

Church

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Sint-Bartholomeuskerk is a church.

Districtshuis Merksem

Town hall

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Districtshuis Merksem is a town hall, which is situated 160 metres northeast of Schandpaal van Merksem.

Antwerpen-Luchtbal railway station

Railway station

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Antwerp-Luchtbal is a railway station in the north of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1932 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12; it is also located on Line 27A, a freight line to the port of Antwerp; and on HSL 4. Antwerpen-Luchtbal railway station is situated 1 km west of Schandpaal van Merksem.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merksem and Den Dam.

Merksem

Town

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Merksem is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It has 47,525 inhabitants as of 2025. It was a separate municipality until 1983.