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Revision as of 12:41, 8 February 2006
A district of the city of Antwerp. It has almost 41000 inhabitants.
History
The history of Merksem goes back to the Gallo-Roman times. During that period the region was mentioned as Merk(border) and Heim(settlement) being part of the diocese Kamerijk. Merksem has for centuries been part of one big community together with Schoten and Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor. In the 16th century Merksem was seperated from Schoten.
The important road, currently known as Bredabaan, passed through Merksem and was one of the big northern roads leading to Antwerp. Another important axis in Merksem is the Albert Canal.
People living in Merksem are also called Stroboeren(Straw peasants) because in early times they delivered straw to Antwerp.
External links
- Official site of Merksem: http://merksem.antwerpen.be/MIDA (this site is in the Dutch language).