Merksplas

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Merksplas is a Belgian municipality located in the province of Antwerp in Flanders and lies on the border with the Netherlands. Merksplas has 8576 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012) at 44.56 km ², which corresponds to a population density of 192 inhabitants per km ². The town's landmark is the " Spetser ", a sculpture by Kris Druyts, which stands on the market square. From 1824 to 1993 there were in Merksplas a prison, the building is now partly used to house illegal immigrants.

Community partnerships

  • Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland, since 2000
  • Hatfield (South Yorkshire ), United Kingdom, since 2010
  • Delligsen, Lower Saxony, since 2011
Arrondissement of Turnhout Aartselaar Arendonk Baarle-Hertog Balen Beerse Berlaar Boechout Bonheiden Boom, Belgium Bornem Borsbeek Brasschaat Brecht, Belgium Dessel Duffel Edegem Essen, Belgium Geel Grobbendonk Heist-op-den-Berg Hemiksem Herentals Herenthout Herselt Hoogstraten Hove, Belgium Hulshout Kalmthout Kapellen, Belgium Kasterlee Kontich Laakdal Lier, Belgium Lille, Belgium Lint, Belgium Malle Mechelen Meerhout Mol, Belgium Mortsel Niel, Belgium Nijlen Olen, Belgium Oud-Turnhout Putte Ranst Ravels Retie Rijkevorsel Rumst Schelle Schilde Schoten Sint-Amands Sint-Katelijne-Waver Stabroek Turnhout Vorselaar Vosselaar Westerlo Wijnegem Willebroek Wommelgem Wuustwezel Zandhoven Zoersel Zwijndrecht, Belgium
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