Heisbroek in Flanders
Destination Guide Belgium

List of Archbishops of Mechelen-Brussels

The Archbishops of Mechelen-Brussels are the head of the Archbishopric of Mechelen-Brussel of the Catholic church in Belgium. It currently encompasses all of Belgium, making them the head of the Roman Catholic faith in the country. The current Archbishop is André-Mutien Léonard.

Located at 51.0301, 4.47882 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roman Catholic archbishops of Mechelen-Brussels

Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne

The Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne is a football stadium in Mechelen, Belgium. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of Y.R. K.V. Mechelen. The stadium holds 13,213. The stadium is called Achter de Kazerne, which means the same as 'Behind army Barracks'. It is called this way because one time the stadium was located behind an army base. Years have gone by and the army base has disappeared but over time people kept calling it Achter de Kazerne.

Located at 51.0372, 4.4864 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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KV Mechelen, Football venues in Belgium

Nekkerspoel

Nekkerspoel is a hamlet of Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium, immediately east of the city. The name means pool of one or more Nekkers or water demons (in older Dutch necker, devil, evil spirit; from Latin niger, negr-, black), and it is assumed that in earlier centuries locals taking a shortcut trodding through the marshlands of which the Mechels Broek still remains, may have strayed off safer pathways and lost their lives.

Located at 51.0308, 4.49889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lordship of Mechelen

Hof van Savoye

The Hof van Savoye or Palace of Margaret of Austria is an early 16th century building in Mechelen, Belgium. It was one of the first Renaissance buildings in northern Europe. Archduchess Margaret of Austria, Governor of the Netherlands, was granted a house located in the Korte Maagdenstraat (Virgins Short Street), but she found it too small and started an ambitious expansion campaign in 1507.

Located at 51.0286, 4.4863 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Mechelen, Renaissance architecture in Belgium, 16th-century architecture

Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk

The Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk is a Basilica in Mechelen, Belgium. The crypta and the basilica itself contains several depictions of Saint Rumbold.

Located at 51.0222, 4.48528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Basilica churches in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Mechelen, Churches in Antwerp (province)

Kazerne Dossin – Memorial

The Kazerne Dossin, a former infantry barracks in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium, was partially renovated for civil housing and, upon the Flemish Government, the Province of Antwerp and the City of Mechelen's financing the purchase of the ground floor and the basement of the right wing, in 1996 these became the site of the Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance. It was renamed Memorial, Museum and Documentation Centre on Holocaust and Human Rights for it has been expanded.

Located at 51.0341, 4.4785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Antwerp (province), Holocaust museums, Buildings and structures in Mechelen, Mechelen, History museums in Belgium

Catholic University of Mechlin

The Catholic University of Mechlin (Latin: Universitas catholica Belgii) was a university that was founded in Mechelen, Belgium, on November 8, 1834 by the bishops of Belgium. The bishops aimed to create a university "to accommodate any doctrine from the Holy Apostolic See and to repudiate anything that does not flow from this august source". The first and only rector was the priest and historian Peter de Ram.

Located at 51.0302, 4.47904 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities in Belgium, 1834 establishments in Belgium, Educational institutions established in 1834

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels

Mechelen-Brussels is the Roman Catholic Primatial See in Belgium. It is also the name of the Ecclesiastical Province governed by the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, which covers the whole of Belgium. The current Archbishop is André-Mutien Léonard, who was installed in January 2010.

Located at 51.0301, 4.47878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium, Religious organizations established in the 1550s, 1559 establishments, Dioceses established in the 16th century