Willebroek

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Willebroek is a Belgian municipality in the province of Antwerp Arrondissement Mechelen. It consists of the districts Blaasveld, Heindonk, Tisselt and Willebroek. A part of the village with the Breendonk Fort Breendonk was separated from Gemeindegiebiet and therefore have been incorporated into Willebroek The construction of the motorway A 12. Fort Breendonk is a National Monument since 1947.

Etymology

The name of the Brandenburg village Wildenbruchstrasse was most likely transmitted Willebroeck, the 1180 is noted as Wildebroc. " This name refers to a settlement in a wild, desolate swamp " or breakage.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • January Adriaensens ( born 1932 ), cyclist
  • Frank Bernaerts (born 1967 ), musician, composer and conductor
  • Alfons De Wolf ( born 1956 ), cyclist
  • Constant Tourné ( b. 1955 ), cyclist

Those who worked on site

  • January Segers ( born 1929 ), Director of the Music Academy Willebroek
  • Frans Verbeeck Ludo (1926-2000), composer and conductor, attended the local music school
A12 road (Belgium) 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 Meerhout Merksplas 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 Wommelgem Wuustwezel Zandhoven Zoersel Zwijndrecht, Belgium
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