Beerzel

{{Distinguish|Beersel}}

{{short description|Village in the Flemish Region of Belgium}}

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|image_caption = Saint Remigus Church

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|subdivision_name2 = Antwerp

|subdivision_name3 = Putte

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Beerzel ({{IPA|nl|ˈbeːrzəl|lang|nl-Beerzel.ogg}}) 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 {{convert|7.83|km2}} with 4,971 inhabitants in 1995.{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/13649 |title=Beerzel |website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed|access-date=28 October 2020|language=nl}} At {{convert|51.6|m}}, Antwerp's highest point—the Beerzelberg—is located in Beerzel.{{cite web|url=https://putter.natuurpuntdeputter.be/beerzelberg/ |title=Beerzelberg |website=putter.natuurpuntdeputter.be|access-date=28 October 2020|language=nl}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/13345 |title=Putte |website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed|access-date=28 October 2020|language=nl}}

Notable people

  • Jos Huysmans (1941–2012), road bicycle racer.{{cite news|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/blkva_01762821/hulde-aan-meesterknecht-jos-huysmans |title=Hulde aan meesterknecht Jos Huysmans|newspaper=Gazet van Antwerpen|access-date=28 October 2020|language=nl}}

Gallery

File:Beerzel Pastorie 02.jpg|Clergy house

File:Beerzel Langgestrekte hoeve.jpg|Farm in Beerzel

File:Beerzel schuur Hof ter Speelbergen 01.jpg|Barn Hof ter Speelbergen

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