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Sint-Amands () is a town and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Lippelo, Oppuurs and Sint-Amands proper. In 2021, Sint-Amands had a total population of 8,524. The total area is 15.58 km2. Sint-Amands is located at the right bank of the Scheldt river.

Key facts

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Sint-Amands
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Town
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View of Sint-Amands from across the ferry, 2008.jpg
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Sint-Amands on the river Scheldt
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Sint-Amands vlag.svg
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Sint-Amands wapen.svg
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Belgium
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left
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Location in Belgium
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250
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Country
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Region
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Province
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Arrondissement
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Municipality
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Flemish Region
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Antwerp
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Mechelen

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Official website

Welkom bij Puurs-Sint-Amands | Puurs-Sint-Amands

Welkom bij Puurs-Sint-Amands

sint-amands.be

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Wikidata facts

Country
Belgium
Population
8480
Area
15.58
Elevation
7
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Body of water
Scheldt
Shares border with
Hamme
Official website
www.sint-amands.be
Image
Gemeentehuis Sint-Amands.JPG
Dialing code
052-03
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Commons category
Sint-Amands
postal code
2890
annual number of weddings
27
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2018-12-31
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Industry
  • Points of interest
  • Heritage Railway
  • Émile Verhaeren Museum
  • Grave of Emile Verhaeren
  • Mill Museum
  • Sint-Amands Church
  • Fourage Castle
  • Our Lady of the Dark Chapel (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Ten-Donkerekapel)
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Sint-Amands () is a town and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Lippelo, Oppuurs and Sint-Amands proper. In 2021, Sint-Amands had a total population of 8,524. The total area is 15.58 km2. Sint-Amands is located at the right bank of the Scheldt river.

Effective 1 January 2019, Puurs and Sint-Amands were merged into the new municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands.

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

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