Griffoens Geel | |
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City | Geel, Belgium |
Founded | 1981 |
Home arena | Den Bruul |
Colours | Black, orange, red |
The Griffoens Geel were an ice hockey team in Geel, Belgium. They played in the Belgian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Belgium.
Geel is a city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Further on around the center are the parish-towns of Ten Aard (N), Bel (E), Winkelomheide (SE), Stelen, Oosterlo and Zammel (S), Punt (SW) and Larum (W). On December 31, 2016, Geel had a total population of 39,535. The total area is 109.85 km2 (42 sq mi) which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km². Geel’s patron saint, the Irish Saint Dymphna, inspired the town’s pioneering de-institutionalized method of care for the mentally ill.
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