Beerzel

Village in the Flemish Region of Belgium

Village in Flemish Region

51°04′N 4°40′E / 51.067°N 4.667°E / 51.067; 4.667Country

BelgiumRegionFlemish RegionProvinceAntwerpMunicipalityPutteArea

^[1]

• Total7.81 km² (3.02 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total6,204 • Density790/km² (2,100/sq mi)Time zoneCET

Beerzel (Dutch: [ˈbeːrzəl] ^ⓘ) is a Belgian village in Antwerp Province and a deelgemeente of the municipality Putte. Beerzel was a municipality until 1977, at which time it had an area of 7.83 square kilometres (3.02 sq mi) with 4,971 inhabitants in 1995.^[2] At 51.6 metres (169 ft), Antwerp's highest point—the Beerzelberg—is located in Beerzel.^[3]

History

Pottery from the early Bronze age had been discovered in Beerzel. The village was first mentioned as Barsale in 1151. Until the World War I, a large beech was located at the top of the Beerzelberg. Beerzel was an independent municipality until 1977 when it merged into Putte.^[4]

Notable people

Jos Huysmans (1941–2012), road bicycle racer.^[5]

Gallery

Clergy house
Farm in Beerzel
Barn Hof ter Speelbergen

References

^ ^a ^b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 12029B". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Beerzel". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Beerzelberg". putter.natuurpuntdeputter.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Putte". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Hulde aan meesterknecht Jos Huysmans". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2020.