Duffel
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Duffel | |||
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Municipality | |||
Duffel Town Hall
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Location in Belgium | |||
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Country | Belgium | ||
Community | Flemish Community | ||
Region | Flemish Region | ||
Province | Antwerp | ||
Arrondissement | Mechelen | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Marc Van der Linden (NVA) | ||
• Governing party/ies | NVA | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 22.71 km2 (8.77 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
• Total | 16,941 | ||
• Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 2570 | ||
Area codes | 015, 03 | ||
Website | www.duffel.be |
Duffel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdʏfəl]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp.
The municipality comprises only the town of Duffel proper. On 1 January 2006, Duffel had a total population of 16,019. The total area is 22.71 km² which gives a population density of 705 inhabitants per km².
The town gives its name to a heavy woollen cloth used to make overcoats, especially for the armed forces, and various kinds of luggage.[2] Items made from this material are sometimes spelled duffle as in duffle coat and duffle bag.
The etymology of Duffel is from "dubro" and "locus", from the Gaulish dubrum, dubron – “water”.
Notable natives
- Jan Van Der Roost, composer
- Kevin De Weert, cyclist
- Andreas Pereira, footballer
- Cornelis Kiliaan (1528 – 1607), lexicographer and poet
See also
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- Official website
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