Mechelen
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+ | '''Mechelen''' (''Malines'' in [[French language|French]], ''Mechlin'' in [[English language|English]]) is a Dutch-speaking city and municipality in the province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]], [[Flanders]], [[Belgium]]. The [[municipality]] comprises the city of Mechelen proper, some quarters at its outskirts, the hamlets of Nekkerspoel (adjacent) and Battel (a few kilometers away), as well as the villages of Walem, Heffen, Leest, Hombeek, and Muizen. The [[Dijle]] flows through the city, hence the term 'Dijlestad' (Dijle City). | ||
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+ | Mechelen lies on the major urban and industrial axis [[Brussels]]-[[Antwerp]], about 25 km from each city. Besides at Mechelen's southern industrial and northern office estates many inhabitants find employment at offices in or industry near the capital, or at industrial plants near Antwerp's seaport. | ||
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Mechelen (Malines in French, Mechlin in English) is a Dutch-speaking city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Mechelen proper, some quarters at its outskirts, the hamlets of Nekkerspoel (adjacent) and Battel (a few kilometers away), as well as the villages of Walem, Heffen, Leest, Hombeek, and Muizen. The Dijle flows through the city, hence the term 'Dijlestad' (Dijle City).
Mechelen lies on the major urban and industrial axis Brussels-Antwerp, about 25 km from each city. Besides at Mechelen's southern industrial and northern office estates many inhabitants find employment at offices in or industry near the capital, or at industrial plants near Antwerp's seaport.
Mechelen is one of Flanders' Six Art Cities.