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Mechelen (Mechelen (nl))
Information
Country	Belgium
Region	Province of Antwerp
Area	65,8 km²
Population	86 921 hab. (1er january 2020)
Density	1 320,99 inhab./km²
Postal code	2800, 2801, 2811, 2812
Location
51 ° 1 ′ 48 ″ N 4 ° 27 ′ 36 ″ E
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Mechelen is a city of province of Antwerp in Belgium.

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By train

Mechelen is the main station on the line connecting Brussels To Antwerp.

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To see

• 51.028954.478311 Saint-Rombaut cathedral  – The cathedral is in Brabant Gothic style. Its construction began in XIII^e century and ended in XVI^e century. Together with the Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp, it constitutes the pinnacle of Brabant Gothic art. Its huge tower is high 97,3 m and houses two chimes. Originally it was intended to reach a height of 167 m, but the works were abandoned in 1520. This massive tower which aroused the admiration of Vauban is part of a group of 56 belfries and steeples of Belgium and of France registered on the list of Unesco World Heritage. (last updated Oct 2015)

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Events

• Ommegang  – , traditional procession of huge effigies of giants. (last update Feb. 2018)

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