Official Name: | Beerzel |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Name1: | Flemish Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Antwerp |
Subdivision Name3: | Putte |
Area Total Km2: | 7.81 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 6,204 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Coordinates: | 51.0667°N 44°W |
Beerzel (in Dutch; Flemish ˈbeːrzəl/) is a Belgian village in Antwerp Province and a deelgemeente of the municipality Putte. Beerzel was a municipality until 1977, at which time it had an area of with 4,971 inhabitants in 1995.[2] At, Antwerp's highest point - the Beerzelberg - is located in Beerzel.[3]
Pottery from the early Bronze age had been discovered in Beerzel. The village was first mentioned as Barsale in 1151. Until the World War I, a large beech was located at the top of the Beerzelberg. Beerzel was an independent municipality until 1977 when it merged into Putte.[4]