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Just a fifteen-minute drive from Antwerp and tucked away in the Kempen forests lies Bouwel, a borough of Grobbendonk. Here you will find a wide range of recreational opportunities and places of interest, and it is a paradise for walkers. Dust off your walking shoes and discover the charming heritage of this beautiful area.

No fewer than three railway lines cross the rural municipality of Erpe-Mere. The municipality was first connected to the railway in 1868. Burst was given its own station building on line 89 (Denderleeuw-Kortrijk). In 1876, line 82 to Aalst was opened, better known today as the school train, and from 1923 onwards

In the mid-19th century, Lede was connected to Ghent and Brussels by rail. The first steam locomotives thundered through the formerly rural Lede. The impact on the municipality was enormous. In addition to a new station, new businesses appeared, commuting became possible, and goods could be imported and exported more easily. In short, the

A farmer with cows in Berchem seems like a fantasy in today's urban environment. And yet, not so long ago, a large part of Berchem outside the ramparts was still agricultural land. Cows did indeed graze on the site where the apartment buildings on Fruithoflaan now stand.

The name Mary is deeply intertwined with our cultural history. For how many generations has Mary or variants of it been used as a first name: Marieke, Mieke, Annemieke, etc.? For Christian believers, Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, son of God. The special veneration for Mary, Mother of God, is almost as

Welcome to Zurenborg! Two hundred years ago, there was almost nothing in Zurenborg. There was one large farm, surrounded by farmland. That changed when Antwerp began to burst at the seams in the mid-19th century. The wealthy bourgeoisie wanted to leave the city center for a chic street with beautiful houses, but still