Oostmalle

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Oostmalle
Village
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Former town hall
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Oostmalle
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°17′58″N4°44′00″E / 51.2995°N 4.7333°E / 51.2995; 4.7333 Coordinates: 51°17′58″N4°44′00″E / 51.2995°N 4.7333°E / 51.2995; 4.7333
Country Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Municipality Malle
Area
[1]
  Total28.13 km2 (10.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total7,388
  Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone CET

Oostmalle is a village which is located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The village itself is part of the municipality of Malle.

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Oostmalle was an independent municipality until 1976. It has a surface area of 28.27 km² and in 2004 had 6,510 inhabitants.

History

See history of Malle.

Tourism

The most important curiosity of Oostmalle is the Renesse Castle. The Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Bijstand) at the Herentalsebaan, was built by Leonard Pierre Joseph du Bus de Gisignies in 1837. In 1930 a Lourdes cave was added to the chapel (inaugurated on 7 May 1933), and in 1934 a Stations of the Cross was added in remembrance of King Albert I of Belgium (sculptor was Simon Goossens). The Chapel of Saint Anthony (Dutch: Sint-Antoniuskapel) in the hamlet Salphen dates from 1626.

Oostmalle Airfield is located south on the territory of Oostmalle, close to the hamlet of Salphen, and the forest of Blommerschot. This airfield is currently used for recreational purposes (Gliding). There was some talk of using this airfield as an alternative for the Airport in Deurne should it have to close.

Each year the international Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle is organised in Oostmalle. It marks the end of the Cyclo-cross season.

Tornado

On Sunday 25 June 1967 at 4:17 pm Oostmalle was hit by a tornado which destroyed the church and the centre of the village. Of the church, only the tower was rebuilt in its original state. More than half of the 900 houses in the village were damaged, 135 houses were completely destroyed.

Notable inhabitants

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 11057B". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.