Meersel-Dreef

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Meersel-Dreef
Village
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Meersel-Dreef
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°29′52″N4°46′30″E / 51.4978°N 4.7750°E / 51.4978; 4.7750 Coordinates: 51°29′52″N4°46′30″E / 51.4978°N 4.7750°E / 51.4978; 4.7750
Country Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Municipality Hoogstraten
Area
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 • Total1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total671
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET

Meersel-Dreef is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten in the province of Antwerp, Belgium.

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Meersel-Dreef is the northernmost point of Belgium, and directly borders the Netherlands.

Name

"Meersel" is derived from the Germanic "mariski", meaning land along a watercourse, or from "mari", meaning lake, and "sali", meaning house. [2]

History

Meersel-Dreef was originally two villages, Meersel and Dreef. They have been inhabited since at least the Middle Ages. The two villages grew together over time around the Capuchin monastery, which was built in 1687 near the river Mark. It was founded by Jan de Wyse, a wealthy merchant from Breda, on land donated by Maria Gabriella de Lalaing, Countess of Hoogstraten. [3]

In 1223 there was already a chapel in Meersel. In 1421 a new chapel was built by the lord of Hoogstraten. This chapel, St. Lucia Chapel, was inaugurated on April 28 of that year and served as an auxiliary chapel for the Church of Meerle. The chapel remains is a popular pilgrimage site. It was restored in 1935 and again in 1982, and was classified as a protected monument in 1953.[ citation needed ]

Geography

The village is located on the river Mark. It lies between Galder and Groot Eisel. It is the most northerly village in Belgium.

Public Transport

There is a De Lijn bus to Antwerp, number 600. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13014D1". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Hoogstraten :: Waar komt de plaatsnaam vandaan? (Toponymie)". www.hoogstraten.be. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Het kapucijnenklooster en Mariapark | meersel-dreef.be".
  4. ↑ "600 Meersel-Dreef - Hoogstraten - Antwerpen - Lijn - de Lijn".
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