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Mol, Belgium
Mol () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Mol. In 2021, Mol had a total population of 37,021 inhabitants. The total area is 114.19 km2. Mol is a popular holiday resort, with many lakes surrounded by woods. There are two main tourist lakes: *Zilvermeer, which opened as a Provincial Park in 1959 and offers a white sand beach as well as facilities such as an outdoor playground and an underwater museum for divers. *Zilverstrand: Originally, it had only an outdoor lake with a white sand beach. Later, a caravan park was built and mid-1990s an indoor swimming pool was created. Furthermore, there is a Sun Parks holiday centre called "Kempense Meren" with an indoor swimming pool. The museum of Jakob Smits is located in the former vicarage of Mol-Sluis. This displays works of the artist Jakob Smits (1855–1928) and other painters of the Molse School, who were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Turnhout
The Arrondissement of Turnhout (; ) is one of the three administrative Arrondissements of Belgium, arrondissements in the Provinces of Belgium, Province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Belgium. It is both an Arrondissements of Belgium#Administrative, administrative and a Arrondissements of Belgium#Judicial, judicial arrondissement. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Turnhout coincides with that of the ''Administrative Arrondissement of Turnhout'' and part of the Campine region. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Turnhout consists of the following Municipalities of Belgium, municipalities: *Arendonk *Baarle-Hertog *Balen *Beerse *Dessel *Geel *Grobbendonk *Herentals *Herenthout *Herselt *Hoogstraten *Hulshout *Kasterlee *Laakdal *Lille, Belgium, Lille *Meerhout *Merksplas *Mol (Belgium), Mol *Olen, Belgium, Olen *Oud-Turnhout *Ravels *Retie *Rijkevorsel *Turnhout *Vorselaar *Vosselaar *Westerlo References Arrondissements of Antwerp Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bailey Bridge
A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, Prefabrication, pre-fabricated, Truss Bridge, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British Empire in World War II, British for military use during the World War II, Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American Military engineering, military engineering units. A Bailey bridge has the advantages of requiring no special tools or heavy equipment to assemble. The wood and steel bridge elements were small and light enough to be carried in trucks and lifted into place by hand, without the use of a crane. These bridges were strong enough to carry tanks. Bailey bridges continue to be used extensively in civil engineering construction projects and to provide temporary crossings for pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Design The success of the Bailey bridge was due to the simplicity of the fabrication and assembly of its modular components, combined with the ability to erect and deploy sections with a minimum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Dewulf
Filip Dewulf (born 15 March 1972) is a former professional male tennis player from Belgium. In his career, he won two ATP Tour singles titles and one title in doubles. In 1997 he reached the semifinals of the French Open, his best singles result ever and the first Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach the semi-final at a Grand Slam tournament. He defeated Cristiano Caratti, Fernando Meligeni, Albert Portas, Àlex Corretja and Magnus Norman before he was defeated in four sets by the eventual champion, Gustavo Kuerten. This was, according to Roland Garros itself, the best performance that a qualifier has performed at a French Open, and only the third time in Grand Slam history that a qualifier had reached a semi-final. Dewulf would also reach the quarter-finals at the same event the following year, falling to eventual runner-up Àlex Corretja Alejandro Corretja Verdegay (; born 11 April 1974) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Buyens Van Mol
Jacob Buyens van Mol (died 12 June 1604) was a Flemish Dominican friar, priest and writer. Biography Jacob ( French: Jacques) Buyens was born in Mol, in the Campine region of north-eastern Belgium. He entered the Dominicans in Antwerp and became a Roman Catholic priest. He was a lecturer in theology and prefect of the Brotherhood of the Rosary. He also distinguished himself as a preacher in his monastery. Buyens published ''Gheestelyke oeffeninghe om eenigheydt met Godt te cryghen'' and ''Den costelycken schadt der Broederschap van H. Roosen-Kransken van de aldereerweerdichste Moeder Godts in de Predic-heeren oorden ingestelt'', printed in 12 volumes in Antwerp in 1600 by Hieronymus Verdussen and republished by the same printer in 8 volumes in 1614. In 1605 the work was published in Gothic letters by Corneille Verschueren. He then prepared material for an edition of the treatise ''De Reformatione Religiosorum'' by Jean Nider or Nyder. His premature death, however, did not allow h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Broqueville
Count, Comte Charles de Broqueville (; 4 December 1860 – 5 September 1940) was the prime minister of Belgium from 1911 to 1918 and again from 1932 to 1934, serving during the majority of World War I. Before 1914 Charles de Broqueville was born into an old noble family with its roots in Gascony, French Gascony. He was the son of Count Stanislas de Broqueville (1830–1919) and Claire de Briey (1832–1876). He received a private education from Catholic priest Charles Simon (priest), Charles Simon, from which he also learned Dutch. He married Berthe d'Huart (1864–1937), a granddaughter of Catholic statesman Jules Malou, through whom he gained further connections to politics. First elected to the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), Chamber of Representatives in 1892 Belgian general election, the 1892 election, he represented the arrondissement of Turnhout until June 1919. He was seen as part of ''de jonge rechterzijde'' (the young right-wing), and was politically a midway b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelien Bosmans
Evelien Bosmans (born 9 November 1989) is a Belgian actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2010. Selected filmography References External links * * 1989 births Living people Belgian film actresses People from Mol, Belgium 21st-century Belgian actresses {{Belgium-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycle Sport
Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sports include artistic cycling, cycle polo, freestyle BMX, mountain bike trials, Hardcourt Bike Polo, hardcourt bike polo and cycleball. The (UCI) is the world Sport governing body, governing body for cycling and international competitive cycling events. The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is the governing body for human-powered vehicles that imposes far fewer restrictions on their design than does the UCI. The UltraMarathon Cycling Association is the governing body for many ultra-distance cycling races. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport. Bicycle races are popular all over the world, especially in Europe. The countries most devoted to bicycle racing include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen (; born 15 October 1980) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2017 for the and teams and a professional racing driver who currently competes in Belcar, having previously competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. Boonen won the 2005 UCI World Road Race Championships, and was a single-day road specialist with a strong finishing sprint. He won the cycling monuments Paris–Roubaix four times and the Tour of Flanders three times, among many other prestigious victories, such as prevailing five times in the E3 Harelbeke, winning six stages of the Tour de France and winning the Overall title of the Tour of Qatar four times. Career Early years At the start of 2002 Boonen rode for , finishing third in Paris–Roubaix after an early breakaway. Fellow Belgian Johan Museeuw had escaped to a solo victory. Team captain George Hincapie crashed in a slippery section of the course leaving Boonen to ride for himself. Boonen's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joël Smets
Joël Smets (born 6 April 1969) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer and current Racing Sports Director for KTM motorcycles. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1989 to 2005. Smets is notable for being a five-time motocross world champion, six-time Belgian national champion and was '' Belgian Sportsman of the year'' in 2000. His 57 career Grand Prix victories ranks him fourth overall among motocross world championship competitors. International career Smets was born in Mol, Antwerp. Nicknamed ''The Flemish Lion'' during his career, Smets was named after his parents' favorite rider Joël Robert. He didn't start racing until he was seventeen years old and found his feet on the Grand Prix scene rather quickly. In 1993 Smets won the German Grand Prix, and finished the season in third place in the 500cc championship. A year later Smets, riding the Vertemati machine, won two Grands Prix and again finished third in the world. By 1995 and racing for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Philipsen 2023 (cropped)
Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony and other mineral phases, is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue. The common red color is due to iron(III) inclusions. Jasper breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for items such as vases, seals, and snuff boxes. The density of jasper is typically 2.5 to 2.9 g/cm3. Jaspillite is a banded-iron-formation rock that often has distinctive bands of jasper. Etymology and history The name means "spotted or speckled stone," and is derived via Old French (variant of Anglo-Norman ''jaspe'') and Latin (nom. ) from Greek language">Greek ''iaspis'' (feminine noun), from an Afroasiatic language (cf. Hebrew ' , Akkadian ''yashupu''). This Semitic etymology is believed to be unrelated to that of the English given name Jasper, which is of Persian origin, though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadise Açıkgöz
Hadise Açıkgöz (born 21 October 1985) hadisemusic.com is a Belgian-born Turkish singer, songwriter, dancer and television personality. Born and raised in Belgium, her family is of Lezgin- Kumyk origin who settled in Sivas, Turkey. In 2003, she participated in the Belgian singing competition show '' Idool 2003'', but rose to fame after releasing her debut album ''Sweat'' in 2005. The album spawned 5 singles and earned Hadise both a TMF Award (Belgium) and Golden Butterfly Award (Turkey). Hadise established and maintained a successful career in both Belgium and Turkey with the release of her self-titled album ''Hadise'' (2008). The album, which includes English and Turkish songs, features the single "Deli Oğlan" that became a number-one hit in Turkey. In 2009, Hadise represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Düm Tek Tek". The song gained a total of 177 points, placing Turkey fourth in the final round of the competition. "Düm Tek Tek" earned Hadise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wout Faes Leicester Championship (cropped)
Wouter is a Dutch masculine given name popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the Dutch equivalent of the English name Walter and French name Gauthier, both of Germanic origin, meaning "ruler of the army", "ruler of the forest" or "bright army". Wouter is sometimes shortened to Wout. The patronymic surname of Wouter is Wouters. People named Wouter Sports *Wouter olde Heuvel, Dutch speed skater * Wouter Claes, Belgian badminton player * Wouter Mol, Dutch professional road racing cyclist *Wouter Toledo, Dutch figure skater * Wouter Poels, Dutch professional road cyclist *Wout van Aert, Belgian professional road cyclist *Wouter Wippert, Dutch professional road cyclist *Wouter Jolie, Dutch field hockey player *Wouter Brouwer, Dutch fencer *Wouter van Pelt, Dutch field hockey player *Wouter Corstjens, Dutch-Belgian footballer *Wouter D'Haene, Belgian sprint canoer *Wouter Biebauw, Belgian footballer *Wouter Marinus, Dutch professional footballer *Wouter de Vogel, Dutch footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
