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Geel (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeːl] ⓘ) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum.
- Sint-Dimpnakerk
- Gasthuismuseum
- Sint-Amandskerk
- Markt
- Cycling
- Molen Van ‘T Veld
- Stadspark
- Halle en Waag
- Mosselgoren
- Bobbejaanland
A few hundred metres east of the current market square, Sint-Dimpnakerk is on the supposed site where Saint Dymphna was martyred and buried in the 7th century. As it is, the present building is 14th-century, but was damaged in a city-wide fire in 1489. So while much of the church, in the Demer Gothic style, is built from white sandstone, you’ll not...
You can find out more about Geel’s tradition for charity at this Medieval hospice (gasthuis) established at the end of the 13th century. The Oud Gasthuis van Geel was run by Augustinian sisters who took in pilgrims brought to Geel by the cult of Saint Dymphna. These would often be suffering from some kind of mental illness, and would be cared for b...
Looking at this parish church, the oldest in Geel, on Markt, it’s easy to tell which parts survived that devastating fire in 1489. The nave, transepts and choir were rebuilt in brick at the turn of the 16th century, while the Late Gothic western tower and some of its substructure survived, all in white Brabant sandstone. The interior is almost unif...
In the 2010s the market square in front of Sint-Amandskerk was totally revamped. This space had turned into one large car park after the Second World War, and has now been given back to the city’s pedestrians and cyclists. The surface has been re-laid with smooth granite and limestone slabs, arranged in a pattern that recalls Geel’s historic textil...
If you’re the kind of traveller who likes to roam, then two wheels are better than four in Geel. Cyclists have a 2,000-kilometre network of mostly traffic-free, paved paths at their disposal, putting heritage and pastoral countryside in easy reach. The network can be traversed using numbered junctions, or knooppunten, and you can buy a detailed map...
As is often the way with historic windmills, this post mill in Geel’s Elsum parish has moved home a couple of times. Molen van ‘t Veld went up 25 kilometres away in Heist-op-den-Berg in 1796 and was relocated to Elsum in 1823. There it was in use all the way up to when its last miller passed away in 1987. In the years that followed, this beautiful ...
Catch a sunny day and you may prefer to amble up to the city park, a few steps from the market square. This small-ish but well-maintained space is good for picnics, but most handy for young families. A new play zone, added in the last couple of years, is aimed at children aged three to ten, and as well as using wood as a material for its equipment ...
After Sint-Amandskerk, a monument that will draw your gaze on Markt is Geel’s old town hall and the attached former weigh house (Waag). The old town hall, De Halle has a Neoclassical facade from 1894, but the building’s core goes back much further, as Geel’s former cloth hall from the second half of the 15th century. When the cloth industry subside...
Close to the amusement park Bobbejaanland is a nature reserve, on the remnants of the Geels Gebroekt peat bog. Mosselgoren has a tapestry of delicate biotopes, including pools, wet meadows, reedbeds and forest of alder and other deciduous trees. This is a dog-free environment because of the proximity of rare or endangered wildlife to the paths. Ree...
Geel is one of the closest cities to this theme park honouring the Flemish pop icon Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925-2010). Schoepen founded this park in the early-60s as an outdoor performance venue, and over the years Bobbejaanland evolved into a fully-fledged theme park. What might grab you about this place is the amount of white-knuckle rides, like the...
Jul 1, 2016 · Families struggle to find a safe, therapeutic place for loved ones with serious mental disorders. In Geel, Belgium, residents have brought mentally ill strangers into their homes for centuries.
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Apr 27, 2024 · Things to Do in Geel, Belgium: See Tripadvisor's 2,948 traveller reviews and photos of Geel tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in October. We have reviews of the best places to see in Geel. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Sep 5, 2019 · The Battle of Geel, one of the bloodiest during the liberation of Belgium in the Second World War, destroyed its roof. But now it’s a peaceful place. What’s left of Dymphna’s remains are held in an ornate silver reliquary.
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Geel, commune, Flanders Region, northern Belgium, located in the Kempenland (Campine) Plateau, east of Antwerp. Renowned for its unique system of family care for people living with mental illness, it is linked with the Irish martyr St. Dymphna.
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