Rupelmonde is a village in the municipality of

Kruibeke Kruibeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bazel, Kruibeke proper and Rupelmonde. On 1 January 2018, Kruibeke had a total population of 16,657. The total area is 33.42&n ...

, in the

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province of

East Flanders , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van O ...

. It stands on the bank of the river

Schelde The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to ...

opposite the

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of the

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ous

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 ...

, and is famed for its

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s as well as having what is probably Belgium's only

tidemill A tide mill is a water mill driven by tidal rise and fall. A dam with a sluice is created across a suitable tidal inlet, or a section of river estuary is made into a reservoir. As the tide comes in, it enters the mill pond through a one-way gat ...

. It is the birthplace of

Gerardus Mercator Gerardus Mercator (; 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a 16th-century geographer, cosmographer and Cartography, cartographer from the County of Flanders. He is most renowned for creating the Mercator 1569 world map, 1569 world map based on ...

, the

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, who was imprisoned for several months in the castle there, a remnant of which today serves as a museum. The town holds a procession of civic giants on the first Sunday of August each year.Schellekesfeesten

Gallery

File:Bavo en Nele in Rupelmonde.jpg, Giants Bavo and Nele visiting Rupelmonde from nearby

Moerzeke Moerzeke is a village located at the river Scheldt in the municipality Hamme, Belgium. History The name comes from the Gallo-Roman ''Mauriciacum'', which means ''good or villa belonging to Mauricius''. In the passing ages the name Moerzeke has ...

File:Mercatorplein 4, Rupelmonde.JPG, Shop in Rupelmonde File:Dorpsgezicht Rupelmonde.jpg, Drawing of Rupelmonde (1641) File:Kasteelstraat 7, Rupelmonde.jpg, House in Rupelmonde

References

Populated places in East Flanders Kruibeke {{EastFlanders-geo-stub