Breendonk

Breendonk is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp Puurs.

Breendonk has an area of 8.01 km ² and a population of 2640 inhabitants ( 2001).

In the Belgian government reform in 1977, the municipality of formerly independent village Breendonk was divided in two. The portion west of the A12 motorway was incorporated as a village after Puurs and the part east of it with the Fort Breendonk was incorporated into the municipality Willebroek. This is no longer the fort in the district of Breendonk.

Breendonk is the location of the Moortgat brewery. Here, among other things, the Duvel beer brands are brewed and Vedett.

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