Ruisbroek is a village in the municipality of

Puurs-Sint-Amands Puurs-Sint-Amands () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands. The merged municipality has an area of 48.99 km2 and has a population of 2 ...

located in the

Antwerp Province ) , native_name_lang = nl , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Antwerp.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van de provincie Antwerpen.svg , shield_size ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. Ruisbroek was an independent municipality until 1977 was merged into

Puurs Puurs () is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is located in the Flemish Region. The municipality comprised the towns of Breendonk, Liezele, , Ruisbroek (old spelling: ''Ruysbroeck'') and Puurs proper. There is ...

. In 2019, Puurs itself was merged into Puurs-Sint-Amands.

Floods

Ruisbroek is a polder village protected by dikes which has often seen severe flooding. In 1820, a whole neighbourhood was flooded, and was rebuilt north of the

Rupel The Rupel () is a tidal river in northern Belgium, right tributary of the Scheldt. It is about long. It flows through the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is formed by the confluence of the rivers Dijle and Nete, in Rumst. It flows into the Sche ...

River. The last flood which occurred was a result of the gale of January 1976. The dike broke over a distance of 100 metres, and flooded part of the village. King

Baudouin of Belgium Baudouin (;, ; nl, Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Maria Gustaaf, ; german: Balduin Albrecht Karl Leopold Axel Maria Gustav. 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993), Dutch name Boudewijn, was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his de ...

visited the town on 6 January 1976. During his visit he was confronted with an angry crowd and accusations. De Waterhoek monument indicates the height the water reached.

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* Populated places in Antwerp Province Puurs-Sint-Amands {{Antwerp-geo-stub