Edegem

Edegem
Edegem
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	Antwerp
District :	Antwerp
Coordinates :	51 ° 9 ′  N , 4 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′  N , 4 ° 27 ′  E
Area :	8.65 km²
Residents:	22,063 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	2,551 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	2650
Prefix:	03
Mayor:	Koen Metsu ( NV-A )
Local government address :	Gemeente Edegem Kontichstraat 19 2650 Edegem
Website:	www.edegem.be

Edegem is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region in the Antwerp area with 22,063 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

An important building is the Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes from 1933.

Antwerp city center is 6 kilometers north and Brussels around 35 km south.

The next motorway exits are at Slijkhoek and Kontich on the A1 / E 19 . In Mortsel are the next and Kontich regional stations and in Antwerp also hold about regional express trains. Antwerp Airport, just 5 km away, is the nearest regional airport and Brussels National Airport, near the capital Brussels, is an airport of international importance.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Marie Gevers (1883–1975), writer
• Frans Van Dyck (1923–2018), jazz and entertainment musician
• Marcel Janssens (1931–1992), racing cyclist
• Selm Wenselaers (* 1983), writer and Flemish historian
• Boris Daenen (* 1989), drum and bass producer and DJ
• Sam Maes (* 1998), ski racer
• Johan Meintrup (* 2001), U20 boules world champion

Web links

Commons : Edegem  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Championships. In: German Pétanque Association. Retrieved on January 21, 2019 (German). 

View of Edegem