Borsbeek () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
() located in
Flanders
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, one of the three regions of
Belgium
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, and in the
Flemish
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province of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, . The municipality only comprises the town of Borsbeek proper. On 1 January 2021 Borsbeek had a total population of 11,076. The total area is 3.92 km² which gives a
population density
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of 2.825 inhabitants per km².
On 28 January 2022, the mayors of Borsbeek and Antwerp announced they intend to merge: the small, densely populated town of Borsbeek might become the
10th district of the city of Antwerp by 2025.
History
Borsbeek was first mentioned in 1232. In 1264, it becomes an independent parish. Until the 16th century, it was part of the County of Cantecroy. In the late 16th century, during the
Dutch Revolt
The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) (Historiography of the Eighty Years' War#Name and periodisation, c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and t ...
, Borsbeek was pillaged and destroyed several times. In 1746, the village was nearly wiped out during the
War of the Austrian Succession
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. Borsbeek used to be an agricultural community. In the mid 20th century, it became a centre of horticulture and a residential town.
Climate
Notable people
See the
:People from Borsbeek.
Gallery
File:Borsbeek Gemeentehuis.JPG, Town hall
File:Borsbeek Watertoren 2.JPG, Water tower of Borsbeek
File:Borsbeek Sint-Jozefinstituut 1.JPG, St Josef Institute
File:Borsbeek Sint-Jacobskerk 3.jpg, St Jacobs Church
References
External links
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Official website
Municipalities of Antwerp Province
Populated places in Antwerp Province
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