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Šaľa
Šaľa (, ; , ) is a town in Šaľa District within Nitra Region in south-western Slovakia.
Geography
Šaľa is located on the Danubian Lowland on both banks of the Váh River, around 65 km from Bratislava and 30 km from Nové Zámky. Be ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
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Schelle () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Belgian province of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
. 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 km
2.
Notable people
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Hugo Coveliers (born 1947), retired Belgian politician and lawyer
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Felix De Smedt (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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