Merksem
Sign in to saveMerksem (; former spelling: Merxem) is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It has 47,525 inhabitants as of 2025.
Key facts
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- Merksem
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- District of Antwerp
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- Image:Merksem, straatzicht met kerk foto1 2011-10-16 12.50.JPG
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- Merksem, a view on major axis Bredabaan
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- Flag of Merksem (district).svg
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- Wapenschild Merksem.svg
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- yes
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- District Merksem Location 2025.svg
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- Location of Merksem in Antwerp
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- Belgium#Belgium Antwerp
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- Country
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- Community
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- Flemish Community
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- Region
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- Flemish Region
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- Province
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- Antwerp
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- Arrondissement
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- History
- Middle Ages
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Bredabaan
- Economy
- Sport and culture
- Gallery
- References
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Merksem (; former spelling: Merxem) is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It has 47,525 inhabitants as of 2025.
It was a separate municipality until 1983. On 1 January 1983, it was absorbed into the municipality of Greater Antwerp whereby Merksem became one of the 9 districts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Merksem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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