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Melsele

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Melsele is a town in the Belgian province of East Flanders, between the city of Beveren and the nearby town of Zwijndrecht. Tram route 3 which starts just outside the town connects it to Zwijndrecht and Antwerp. The town's road links include the E17 (France - Antwerp) and the E34 (Knokke-Heist - Antwerp).

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Melsele is a municipality section located in Beveren, Belgium. It sits at an elevation of 6 meters above sea level and covers an area of 18.54 square kilometers. The settlement falls within the Europe/Brussels timezone.

The population of Melsele is recorded as 10941. It is classified with the feature code PPL. Street-level imagery is available for the area, with four panoramic photos captured on May 18, 2021. These images were created by the user koninklijke.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, GeoNames, Mapillary. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Melsele
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Kapel gaverland 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Our Lady in Gaverland Chapel
Settlement.pushpin_map
Belgium
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
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
18.40
Settlement.population_as_of
2021
Settlement.population_total
11,093

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Wikidata facts

Country
Belgium
Located in
Beveren
Area
18.54
Elevation
6
Official website
www.beveren.be
Image
Olvkerk Melsele.jpg
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Commons category
Melsele
postal code
9120
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Encyclopedic overview

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Melsele is a town in the Belgian province of East Flanders, between the city of Beveren and the nearby town of Zwijndrecht. Tram route 3 which starts just outside the town connects it to Zwijndrecht and Antwerp. The town's road links include the E17 (France - Antwerp) and the E34 (Knokke-Heist - Antwerp).

==History== Melsele is one of the oldest settlements of Waasland. Ceramics and coins have been found from the Roman period. The parish had been established before the year 1000. In 1375, dikes were constructed to protect the polder, however during the 14th and 15th century there were several floods.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melsele” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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