Grobbendonk
Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Grobbendonk (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp (Template:Langx). The municipality comprises the towns of Bouwel and Grobbendonk proper. In 2021, Grobbendonk had a total population of 11,249. The total area is 28.36 km2.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
The official flag of Grobbendonk was adopted in 1989. In terms of heraldry, the flag is quartered, I and IV argent, three hills vert, a bird sable (specifically a raven), II and III gules three fleur-de-lis argent.
History
Lordship Grobbendonk
Grobbendonk was known as Ouwen till it was renamed Grobbendonk in about the mid 18th century. This was the name of the Lordship (Heerlijkheid) Grobbendonk, centered on Grobbendonk Castle.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. In 1545 Erasmus II Schetz became Lord of Grobbendonk.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. In 1602, his grandson Anthonie II Schetz became the first Baron of Grobbendonck. In 1637, the lords of Grobbendonk became counts of Grobbendonk.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. In 1726, the dukes of Ursel also became hereditary Count of Grobbendonk.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
The French Revolution cancelled the feudal system. It made that in most cases a Heerlijkheid became an almost insignificant title. One of the later lords of Grobbendonk was Marie Joseph Charles, 6th Duke d'Ursel (1848-1903).Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. The head of the house of Ursel is still lord of Grobbendonk.
Famous inhabitants
- Rik Van Looy, cyclist, twice World Cycling Champion
- Herman Van Springel, cyclist, finished second in the Tour de France
Gallery
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Assumption of Mary Church in Bouwel -
Villa 't Wit Huys -
Windmill Molen van Bouwel -
Landscape near Grobbendonk
Climate
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Notes
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Luchttemperatuur en neerslag Referentieperiode: 1991-2020" (PDF) (in Nederlands). Royal Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
References
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13010". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goetschalckx, Petrus Josephus (1897), Geschiedenis van Grobbendonk, vol. I, Van Hoof Roelans, Hoogstraten
External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website - Only available in Dutch
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