Arrondissement of Mechelen

Coordinates: 51°03′N 4°30′E / 51.05°N 4.5°E / 51.05; 4.5
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Arrondissement of Mechelen
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The Arrondissement of Mechelen (

Antwerp, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement
, as the territory for both coincides.

History

The Arrondissement of Mechelen was created in 1800 as the third arrondissement in the Department of Deux-Nèthes (Dutch: Departement Twee Nethen). It originally comprised the cantons of Duffel, Heist-op-den-Berg, Lier, Mechelen and Puurs. In 1977, the then municipality of Muizen was added to the arrondissement from the Arrondissement of Leuven, and was merged into the City of Mechelen.

Per 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands merged into the new municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Mechelen consists of the following municipalities:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Chiffres de population au 1er janvier 2022" (PDF). Federal Public Service Interior. Retrieved January 5, 2023.