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Westmalle Trappist
Westmalle is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp which is part of the municipality of Malle. History See history of Malle. Tourism Westmalle is primarily known for the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.: Ordo Cisterciensium reformatorum), and its brewery. The Trappist monks operate a brewery and also make cheese. In addition, the Monasterium Magnificat of Westmalle is the only monastery of the Annunciade Order in Belgium. Westmalle Castle dates back to 1100. The Scherpenberg windmill is still operational and is open to visitors. The statue of the "Pedaalstompers" commemorates the world record of the longest bicycle. Notable inhabitants * Martinus Dom (1791-1873), first abbot of the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle and founder of the brewery. * Paul Lewi (b. 4 January 1938 in Westmalle), scientist. * Francis Severeyns, nicknamed ''Cisse'' (b. 1968 in Westmalle), football striker * Seppe Smits (b. 13 July 1991 in Westm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monasterium Magnificat
The Monasterium Magnificat is a monastery of the Annunciade Order, located in Westmalle, Belgium. It is the only monastery of this order in Belgium. It was created from the merger of three monasteries which existed in 1965: Tienen (1629), Geel (1853), and Merksem (1898). The new monastery was built between 1966 and 1970 in the midst of a quiet forest belonging to Westmalle Abbey. Marc Dessauvage (1931-1984) was the architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ... of the building. See also * Saint Joan of France SourcesMonastérium Magnificat External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oostmalle
Oostmalle is a village which is located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The village itself is part of the municipality of Malle. Oostmalle was an independent municipality until 1976. It has a surface area of 28.27 km² and in 2004 had 6,510 inhabitants. History See history of Malle. Tourism The most important curiosity of Oostmalle is the Renesse Castle. The Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Bijstand) at the Herentalsebaan, was built by Leonard Pierre Joseph du Bus de Gisignies in 1837. In 1930 a Lourdes cave was added to the chapel (inaugurated on 7 May 1933), and in 1934 a Stations of the Cross was added in remembrance of King Albert I of Belgium (sculptor was Simon Goossens). The ''Chapel of Saint Anthony'' (Dutch: Sint-Antoniuskapel) in the hamlet Salphen dates from 1626. Oostmalle Airfield is located south on the territory of Oostmalle, close to the hamlet of Salphen, and the forest of Blommerschot. This airfield is currently used fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trappist Beer
Trappist beer is brewed by Trappist monks. Thirteen Trappist monasteries—six in Belgium, two in the Netherlands, and one each in Austria, Italy, England, France, and Spain—currently produce beer, but the ''Authentic Trappist Product'' label is assigned by the International Trappist Association (ITA) to just eleven breweries which meet their strict criteria. , Achel is no longer recognized as a Trappist brewery because it does not have any living monks. History The Catholic Trappist order originated in the Cistercian monastery of La Trappe, France. Various Cistercian congregations existed for many years, and by 1664 the Abbot of La Trappe felt that the Cistercians were becoming too liberal. He introduced strict new rules in the abbey and the Strict Observance was born. Since this time, many of the rules have been relaxed. However, a fundamental tenet that monasteries should be self-supporting is still maintained by these groups. Monastery brewhouses, from different religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seppe Smits
Sebastien "Seppe" Smits (born 13 July 1991) is a Belgian professional snowboarder and World Championship medalist. Smits was born in Westmalle and started snowboarding at a serious level in the winter of 2006–2007, competing in the Europa Cup. He obtained his first World Cup medal when finishing third in the Big Air competition in Stockholm on 22 November 2008, winning the silver medal at the World Championships a few months later in Gangwon. Further medals in the World Cup, both in Big Air and Slopestyle, followed over the next years. In 2009, Seppe Smits won the rookie Big Air competition at the Air & Style festival in Innsbruck. Smits finished second in the 6-star TTR event in Beijing on 4 December 2010. On 8 January 2011, Smits took over the lead in the Swatch TTR World Tour for 2011, after finishing fourth in Davos. One week later, at the 2011 world championships in Barcelona, Smits won a gold medal in the slopestyle competition and finished third in the Big Air after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Severeyns
Francis Severeyns (born 8 January 1968 in Westmalle), nicknamed Cisse, is a Belgian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker for Royal Antwerp F.C., Royal Antwerp, Pisa Calcio, Pisa S.C., KV Mechelen, FC Tirol Innsbruck and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. He was the Belgian First Division A, Jupiler League top scorer in 1988 with 24 goals. He played seven matches for the Belgium national football team, Belgium national team. Whilst at Antwerp he helped them to the 1993 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, in which he scored to tie the game at 1–1, although they went on to lose 3–1 to Parma. He also played for R. Cappellen F.C., Royal Cappellen in the Third division A. Currently, he plays for KV Westmalle, in the Belgian Provincial leagues. Honours KV Mechelen * Amsterdam Tournament: 1989 * Jules Pappaert Cup: 1990 *Belgian Cup: 1990–91 Belgian Cup, 1990–91 (finalists), 1991–92 Belgian Cup, 1991–92 (finalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lewi
Paul J. Lewi (4 January 1938 – 28 August 2012) was a Belgian scientist, who elaborated Spectral Map Analysis in 1975 and was one of the cofounders of chemometrics in 1983. Paul Lewi was married with Godelieve Debruyne and they have together 3 children and with Philomena Van Bylen, with 2 children. Biography Paul Lewi was born in 1938 in Westmalle, Belgium. His parents, Leo Lewi and Mariette Devocht, were professional artists and teachers. He graduated as Industrial Engineer in Nuclear Chemistry at the ''Hoger Rijksinstituut voor Technisch Onderwijs en Kernenergiebedrijven'' Mol, in 1960 and as a Candidate in Mathematical Sciences at the Catholic University of Leuven in 1962. He obtained a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 1995. He started working at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1962, first as mathematical analyst in Cardiovascular Research, then he became the head of Applied Mathematics in 1967, and head of the Scientific Computer department in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbot
Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. The female equivalent is abbess. Origins The title had its origin in the monasteries of Egypt and Syria, spread through the eastern Mediterranean, and soon became accepted generally in all languages as the designation of the head of a monastery. The word is derived from the Aramaic ' meaning "father" or ', meaning "my father" (it still has this meaning in contemporary Hebrew: אבא and Aramaic: ܐܒܐ) In the Septuagint, it was written as "abbas". At first it was employed as a respectful title for any monk, but it was soon restricted by canon law to certain priestly superiors. At times it was applied to various priests, e.g. at the court of the Frankish monarchy the ' ("of the palace"') and ' ("of the camp") were chaplains to the Merovingian and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinus Dom
Dom Martinus Dom, O.C.R., (24 December 1791 – 9 December 1873) was a Belgian Trappist monk. He served as the first abbot of the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle, where he founded the Westmalle Brewery. Early life He was born Frans Daniël Dom in Kontich, Flanders, then part of the Southern Netherlands, to Jan Frans Dom, a cattle merchant, and Elisabeth Van Berckelaer. He was baptised on Christmas Day 1791, the day after his birth, in the local parish church, the Church of St. Martin of Tours. As a young man Dom served as a fourrier in the Napoleonic Army. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, he returned home to everyday life. He became a notorious partygoer and became engaged to a young woman. But after some brawls at home with his father and with his life in turmoil, he decided to go on pilgrimage to the Church of ''Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Goede Wil'' in Duffel to help him decide whether he should marry or enter the Trappist Monastery of Westmalle. The story goes that he let fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windmill
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some parts of the English speaking world. The term wind engine is sometimes used to describe such devices. Windmills were used throughout the High Middle Ages, high medieval and early modern periods; the horizontal or panemone windmill first appeared in Persia during the 9th century, and the vertical windmill first appeared in northwestern Europe in the 12th century. Regarded as an icon of Culture of the Netherlands, Dutch culture, there are approximately 1,000 windmills in the Netherlands today. Forerunners Wind-powered machines may have been known earlier, but there is no clear evidence of windmills before the 9th century. Hero of Alexandria (Heron) in first-century Roman Egypt described what appears to be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scherpenberg Mill
The Scherpenberg mill, located in Westmalle, Belgium, is a tower mill that was built in 1843 to grind grain into flour. It is currently owned and operated by the municipal authorities of Malle, the only hours of operation being Sunday from 1:30 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. History The mill was built in 1843 by Joannes and Petrus Mullenbrück (alternately found as Meulenbroeck). The Mullenbrücks were the sons of Christianus Mullenbrück, who had come from Westphalia to Westmalle in 1808. Joannes became a miller in Westmalle, and his brother Petrus moved to Ossendrecht in the Netherlands where he also worked as a miller. The mill was in use until 1961, when it became obsolete. The municipality of Westmalle subsequently purchased the mill in 1962, when Jozef Caers began the first restoration work. After several years or restoration, the mill again became operational in 1985. In 2003, major maintenance work was carried out. Owners and millers The owners of the mill are as follows: *Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmalle Castle
Westmalle Castle ( nl, Kasteel Westmalle) is located in the village of Westmalle, which is part of the municipality of Malle in the Campine region of Flanders, Belgium. Westmalle Castle is situated at an elevation of 29 meters. History The origin of Westmalle Castle goes back to a large fortified farm, the ''Mansus de Trisco'' (Dutch: ''Hoeve Ten Driessche'') around 1100 and it stayed that way until 1449. The farm was the residence of the representatives of the Duke of Brabant, Dukes of Brabant. In 1449 the estate was sold by the Duke of Brabant to Henri van der Moelen, who was a member of the city council of Antwerp. In 1505, his son, the knight Hendrik van der Moelen, obtained all feudal rights from Philip I of Castile. His son Peter van der Moelen succeeded him and it was his grandson, John II of Cottereau, Baron of Jauche, Evrard de Cottereau, who obtained the estate in 1530. The estate passed to the De Cottereau family by marriage, and it was Evrard de Cottereau who built the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
