| Deuzeld | |
| Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
| Pushpin Label: | Deuzeld |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 51.2333°N 31°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belgium |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Flemish Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Community |
| Subdivision Name2: | Flemish Community |
| Subdivision Type3: | Province |
| Subdivision Name3: | Antwerp |
| Subdivision Type4: | Arrondissement |
| Subdivision Name4: | Antwerp |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Schoten |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.47 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 7,196 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 2900 |
| Area Code Type: | Area codes |
| Area Code: | 03 |
Deuzeld is a neighborhood in the Belgian municipality of Schoten. The neighborhood is located southwest of central Schoten, and lies near the border with the Antwerp district of Merksem. To the south of the Deuzeld neighborhood lies the Albert Canal, which connects Antwerp with Liège. The neighborhood is geographically separated from the rest of Schoten by several nature domains located along the path of the aborted A102 highway project.[2]
For a long time, the Deuzeld formed a small hamlet containing only a few homes, situated between Merksem and Schoten, as can be seen on, for example, the Ferraris map,[3] made by the Austrian general Joseph de Ferraris on the orders of emperor Joseph II. With the advent of the industrial revolution however in the 19th century, and the construction of the Kempische Canal (1847) and its replacement Albert Canal (1946), the neighborhood quickly grew in numbers. In the late 19th century, a first church was built at the Kruiningenstraat. In 1961, work commenced on the new Heilig Hart church, which was opened the following year.Originally, a castle called the Cogelshof could be found at the Deuzeldlaan, which was eventually demolished because of its bad material condition. The castle was replaced in the 1970s by the Cogelspark and the Cogelshof service centre, built in glass and concrete, which was renovated in 2011 and is used by the OCMW.[4] In 2008, the Deuzeldlaan, the main street of the neighborhood, was completely reconstructed, adding green elements and creating more room for cyclists.[5] Plans exist to build a new bridge over the Albert Canal in the neighborhood, called the Kruiningenbrug, which would only be used by pedestrians and cyclists.[6]