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| Country | .svg/27px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| Region |  Flemish Region |
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| Community | Flemish Community |
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| Province |  Antwerp |
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| Arrondissement | Antwerp | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Area | 7. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. The term Flemish Community has two distinct though related meanings Culturally and sociologically it refers to Flemish organizations media social and cultural Belgium is divided into three regions two of them are subdivided into five Provinces each Antwerp ( Antwerpen) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders and of Belgium. The federalized country Belgium geographically consists of 3 regions of which only Flemish Region and Walloon Region are subdivided into 5 provinces The Arrondissement of Antwerp (Arrondissement Antwerpen Arrondissement d'Anvers is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 78 km² | |
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24,427 (January 1, 2006) 48. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Statistics Belgium is the main official statistical institution in Belgium offering a large choice of figures In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 27% 51. 73% 3138 inhab. /km² |
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| Unemployment rate | 7. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. 32% (January 1, 2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 15,300 €/pers. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (2003) | |
| Government | ||
| Mayor | Ingrid Pira (Groen!) | |
| Governing parties | Groen!, CD&V, VLAM, VLD | |
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| Postal codes | 2640 | |
| Area codes | 03 | |
| Web address | www.mortsel.be | |
Mortsel is a city and municipality close to the city of Antwerp located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A coalition is an alliance among individuals during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own Self-interest. Green! (in Dutch Groen!; founded as Agalev (see name-section below is a Belgian green Political party. Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or OpenVLD ( Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 Belgian postal codes are numeric and consist of 4 numbers although the last one is often zero A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Antwerp ( Antwerpen) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders and of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the city of Mortsel proper. On January 1, 2006 Mortsel had a total population of 24,427 people. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The total area is 7. 78 km² which gives a population density of 3,138 inhabitants per km². Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume This is the highest population density of any municipality in the Flemish Region (Flanders), and second-highest (to Saint-Nicolas) outside the Brussels-Capital Region. The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region Saint-Nicolas is a Municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege.
Mortsel is bordered by Antwerp (districts Wilrijk, Berchem and Deurne), Borsbeek, Boechout, Hove, and Edegem. ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Wilrijk (old spelling Wilrijck) is a district of the Municipality and city of Antwerp For the Dutch Golden Age painter see Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem Berchem is a southern district of the Municipality Deurne is the second largest district of the municipality of Antwerp, Belgium, (right after the Antwerp town district and has 69408 inhabitants Borsbeek is a Municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. } Boechout is a Municipality of Belgium located in the Flemish province of Antwerp. Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with whom it forms the Unitary authority Brighton Edegem (keltic nameAdingaheim is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.
The headquarters of Agfa-Gevaert are situated in Mortsel.
Mortsel was the victim of one of the major tragedies and errors of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including On April 5, 1943, the bombing of the Minerva car factory, then used to repair Luftwaffe planes, was the target of a big bombing raid by the Allies, but the target was missed and a residential area hit instead, resulting in the death of 936 civilians, including 209 children. The Minerva was a prominent Belgian luxury automobile manufactured from 1902 until 1938 ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. The last V2 launched against Antwerp also fell in Mortsel, killing 27 people, on March 27th, 1945. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve
Famous people
- Wim Helsen, stand-up comedian
- Dimitri Leue, actor
- Bart Peeters, musician, actor, TV presenter
- Clem Schouwenaars (b. Bart Peeters ( Mortsel, 30 November 1959) is a Flemish Singer, Drummer, television presenter and Actor. Clem Schouwenaars ( Mortsel, 28 December 1932 - Lubbeek, 10 September 1993) was a Belgian writer Mortsel, 1932-1993), writer
- Luc Tuymans, painter
- Jos Vandeloo, writer
- Siska Schoeters, radio personality
See also
External links
- (Dutch) Official website
- MORTSEL.COM The shopping guide of Mortsel
- Mortsel link page
- Info on Mortsel bombing
- Info on V1 and V2 bombings of Antwerp
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