Assels

Assels is a locality in , , and has about 794 residents. Assels is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .
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  • Email: gent@natuurpunt.be
  • Type: Locality with 794 residents
  • Description: geographic region east of the Drongen center in Belgium, comprising mostly natural landscape

Places of Interest

Highlights include Drongen Abbey and Blaarmeersen.

Monastery
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, or the Old Abbey, Drongen, is a monastic complex on the River Leie in , a part of the city of in , . Formerly a Premonstratensian abbey, since 1837 the premises have belonged to the Jesuits.

Park
Photo: Yvesn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a park.

Bridge
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drongen and Malem.

Village
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is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , Flemish Region, . It was a separate municipality until 1977.

Quarter
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is a garden-city neighbourhood in the city of , . The neighbourhood was built between 1948 and 1953 in a very homogeneous garden-city idea, with uniform white houses, that were designed to house victims of World War II.

Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , Flemish Region, . It was a separate municipality until 1977.

Assels

Latitude
51.04612° or 51° 2′ 46″ north
Longitude
3.6729° or 3° 40′ 22″ east
Population
794
Operator
Natuurpunt
Open location code
9F352MWF+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 369266339
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q2491613
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In Other Languages

“Assels” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Assels”
  • Dutch: “De Assels”

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