Beerzel
Village
Saint Remigus Church
Saint Remigus Church
Beerzel is located in Belgium
Beerzel
Beerzel
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°04′N 4°40′E / 51.067°N 4.667°E / 51.067; 4.667
Country Belgium
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceAntwerp
MunicipalityPutte
Area
  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 pointthe Beerzelbergis 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

References

  1. 1 2 "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 12029B". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. "Beerzel". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. "Beerzelberg". putter.natuurpuntdeputter.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "Putte". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. "Hulde aan meesterknecht Jos Huysmans". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  • Media related to Beerzel at Wikimedia Commons


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