Rijkevorsel () is a
municipality
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located in the
Belgian
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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 comprises the town of Rijkevorsel, , and . In 2021, Rijkevorsel had a total population of 12,262.
The total area is 46.79 km².
History
Rijkevorsel, Vaishak, Voirssele, Forsela in 1194. Recent archaeological finds at the Willow Street attest to human presence in the late stone age, the bronze and Iron Age and the Roman times. A large cemetery with cremation (urnfield) on the Helhoekheide may point to a first settlement being present here already before the beginning of our era.
Notable inhabitants
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Aster Berkhof
Lodewijk Paulina Van Den Bergh (18 June 1920 – 29 September 2020), known as Lode Van Den Bergh, also using the pseudonyms Aster Berkhof and Piet Visser, was a Belgian writer.
Early life
Van Den Bergh was born in Rijkevorsel on 18 June 1920. H ...
, writer
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Leo Pleysier
Leo Pleysier (b. Rijkevorsel, 28 May 1945) is a Belgian writer.
Bibliography
* Mirliton, een proeve van homofonie (1971)
* Niets dan schreeuw (1972)
* Negenenvijftig (1975)
* Bladschaduwen (1976)
* En wat zullen we over het sterven zeggen? ( ...
, writer
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George Kooymans
George Jan Kooymans (born 11 March 1948, The Hague, Netherlands) is a Dutch guitarist and vocalist. He is best known for his work with the Dutch group Golden Earring. Kooymans wrote "Twilight Zone (Golden Earring song), Twilight Zone", the group's ...
, composer, musician, producer, guitarist at
Golden Earring
Golden Earring (originally known as The Tornados) was a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Golden Earrings. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on th ...
rockband
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Toon Aerts
Toon Aerts (born 19 October 1993 in Malle) is a Belgian professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Aerts is a two-time winner of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup standings ( 2018–19, 2019–20), and ...
, Belgian cyclist born in Malle and currently lives in Rijkevorsel. 2016 European champion.
References
External links
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Official website- Available only in
Dutch
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Municipalities of Antwerp Province
Populated places in Antwerp Province
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