Mortsel

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Mortsel
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Mortsel (Antwerp)
Mortsel
Mortsel
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Antwerp
District : Antwerp
Coordinates : 51 ° 10 ′  N , 4 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′  N , 4 ° 28 ′  E
Area : 7.78 km²
Residents: 26,099 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 3,355 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 2640
Prefix: 03
Mayor: Eric Broeckx ( NV-A )

Local government address :
Liersesteenweg 1
2640 Mortsel
Website: www.mortsel.be
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Mortsel is a Belgian city ​​in the Flanders region with 26,099 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019), which is located in the greater Antwerp area.

Location and infrastructure

The city center of Antwerp is about six kilometers northwest and Brussels about 36 kilometers south.

The next motorway exits are at Slijkhoek on the A1 / E 19 , Wommelgem on the A13 / E 34 and on the southern Antwerp motorway ring.

Mortsel has a regional train station on the Brussels - Mechelen - Mortsel - Antwerp line . Interregional express trains also stop in Antwerp.

Antwerp Airport, just a few kilometers away, is the closest regional airport and Brussels National Airport, near the capital, is an international airport.

economy

Agfa-Gevaert company building in Mortsel

The Agfa-Gevaert company has its headquarters in Mortsel .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

People who have worked in the city

  • Peter Cabus (1923-2000) was a teacher at the Mortsel Music Academy.

Web links

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