Mol (Belgium)

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Mole
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Mol (Antwerp)
Mole
Mole
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Antwerp
District : Turnhout
Coordinates : 51 ° 11 '  N , 5 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 11 '  N , 5 ° 7'  E
Area : 114.26 km²
Residents: 36,825 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density: 322 inhabitants per km²
Height: 27  m
Post Code: 2400
Prefix: 014-011
Mayor: Paul Rotthier (CD&V)

Local government address : 		Molenhoekstraat 2
2400 Mol
Website: www.gemeentemol.be
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The Belgian municipality of Mol is located in the province of Antwerp . It has 36,825 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

Industry and research

Mol houses the Study Center for Nuclear Energy (SCK • CEN), the largest and most important nuclear research center in the country. Over 600 scientists and technicians are mainly employed there in the fields of nuclear safety, research in the waste disposal sector, radiation protection and safeguards. The center was founded on April 9, 1952 and converted into a body under public law in 1957. The centre's non-nuclear activities were relocated to the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) in 1991. From 1967 to 1974 the reprocessing plant Eurochemic was operated in Mol . In addition to the research facilities of SCK • CEN, the fuel element factories for uranium and mixed oxide fuel elements that are still in operation are located in Mol.

In the village of Gompel , which belongs to the municipality, there is a glass factory.

Attractions

  • In the far north of the municipality, on the border with the Netherlands , the village of Postel is located in a wooded area . It is known for the more than 900 year old abbey of the same name, where the famous Postel abbey beer is brewed and fine cheese is made. The abbey can be visited with a guide and has a small restaurant.
  • In other parts of the municipality, too, you can go on beautiful hikes in forests and heathland areas.
  • In the nearby hamlet of Achterbos there is a Way of the Cross with 15 whitewashed memorial chapels .
  • Ezaart has a historic windmill (1856) and a Chapel of the Cross with linden trees . Ezaart also received an old chapel dedicated to St. Willibrord . The exact date of the building is unknown, but documents from 1494 already mention this chapel.
  • In the center of Mol is the massive, remarkable Petri and Paulikirche (15th century); in front of her is the town hall (18th - 19th centuries). There are only a few other historical buildings in the village of Mol.
  • Every Sunday there is an animal market, the so-called Konijnenmarkt ("rabbit market") on the market square by the Corbiestraat. The Konijnenmarkt has been taking place on this market square since 1880.

  • Mol, the old town hall

  • Mol, church

Community partnerships

Mol has had a partnership with the German Kall since 1980 and with the Nigerian Karakara since 2007 .

Local division

Mol is a large community in terms of area and, in addition to Mol-Zentrum, consists of eleven further districts, including Achterbos, Donk, Ezaart, Ginderbuiten, Gompel, Heidehuizen, Millegem, Rauw, Sluis, Wezel and the very sparsely populated district of Postel in the north of the municipality which is only connected to the center of the municipality by a narrow road.

# Surname Area
(km²) 		Inhabitants
(31/12/2007) 		Population density
inh / km²
I. Center 3.97 6,676 1,682
II Achterbos 5.41 3,752 694
III Donk 6.62 1,614 244
IV Ezaart 7.61 3,074 404
V Ginderbuiten 2.61 3,180 1,218
VI Gompel 2.92 1,470 503
VII Heidehuizen 2.65 2,190 826
VIII Millegem 11.92 3,370 283
IX Rough 13.91 2,871 206
X Sluis 6.82 2,219 325
XI Wezel 5.32 2,762 519
XII Postel 44.43 220 5

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

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