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Šaľa
Šaľa (; hu, Vágsellye, german: Schelle) is a town in south-western Slovakia.
Geography
The town is located on the Danubian Lowland, on both banks of the Váh River, around 65 km from Bratislava and 30 km from Nové Zámky. Except t ...
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Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
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Schelle () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Belgian
Belgian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
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 Schelle proper. In 2021, Schelle had a total population of 8,559.
The total area is 7.80 km².
Notable people
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Hugo Coveliers
Hugo F.V. Coveliers (born 21 February 1947) is a retired Belgian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives between 1985 and 1995 and from 1993 to 2003. Since 2003 he has been a member of the Belgi ...
(born 1947), retired Belgian politician and lawyer
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Felix De Smedt
Felix De Smedt (16 August 1923, Schelle, Belgium – 2 August 2012, Mechelen, Belgium) was Belgian judoka who is credited with introducing the sport to Belgium. In January 1941, he studied judo formally in Berlin, and was the first Belgian to ...
(1923–2012), judoka who is credited with introducing the sport to Belgium.
Gallery
File:Schelle, parochiekerk Sint-Petrus en Paulus oeg14075 IMG 9977 2019-06-22 14.04.jpg, Schelle, church: parochiekerk Sint-Petrus en Paulus
File:Elektriciteitscentrale Ebes Intercom - 345442 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg, Power plant
File:Hoeve "Klooster-Kapucienen-hoeve" (°XVII) T-vormigwoonstalhuis - alg.zicht met gevel - woonhuis (L.45°) - 356622 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg, Farm in Schelle
File:Steenwinkelstraat 261, Schelle.jpg, Farm in Schelle
References
External links
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Official website
Municipalities of Antwerp Province
Populated places in Antwerp Province
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