Beerzel

Not to be confused with Beersel.

Beerzel
Village
Saint Remigus Church
Beerzel Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°04′N 4°40′E / 51.067°N 4.667°E / 51.067; 4.667
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Municipality	Putte
Area [1]
• Total	7.81 km^2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	6,204
• Density	794/km^2 (2,060/sq mi)
Time zone	CET

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

1. "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.

External links

• Media related to Beerzel at Wikimedia Commons