Doel
Sign in to saveDoel is a subdivision of the municipality of Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is located near the river the Scheldt, in a polder of the Waasland. Since 1965, there have been plans to extend the Port of Antwerp into Doel and demolish the village. However, protests have caused a stalemate. On 30 March 2022, a deal was reached and the village is allowed to exist.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Doel
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- De Molen (windmill) and the nuclear power plant cooling tower in Doel, Belgium (DSCF3859).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Doel: Nuclear power plant and 17th century windmill on the Scheldedijk
- Settlement.image_seal
- Blason ville be Doel.svg
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- Belgium
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- left
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- Location in Belgium
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Flemish Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- East Flanders
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Beveren
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 25.60
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
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Doel is a subdivision of the municipality of Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is located near the river the Scheldt, in a polder of the Waasland. Since 1965, there have been plans to extend the Port of Antwerp into Doel and demolish the village. However, protests have caused a stalemate. On 30 March 2022, a deal was reached and the village is allowed to exist.
==History== The first mention of the village dates from 1267, when "The Doolen" name is first mentioned. Until the 18th century the village was an island surrounded by purposefully flooded land, with the remainder, north of the village, known as "The Drowned Land of Saeftinghe". The "Eylandt den Doel" is completely surrounded by old seawalls. The dike encloses the hamlets of "Saftingen", "Rapenburg" and "Ouden Doel" (Olden Doel).