Kapelle-op-den-Bos is a municipality

Municipality

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 located in the Belgian

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 province of Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...

. The municipality comprises the towns of Kapelle-op-den-Bos proper, Nieuwenrode and Ramsdonk. On January 1, 2006 Kapelle-op-den-Bos had a total population of 8,904. The total area is 15.25 km² which gives a population density

Population density

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 of 584 inhabitants per km².

Located at the intersection of the Willebroek

Willebroek

Willebroek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Blaasveld, Heindonk, Tisselt, Klein Willebroek and Willebroek proper. On January 1, 2006 Willebroek had a total population of 23,044...

 to Brussels

Brussels

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 shipping canal and the Mechelen

Mechelen

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-Ghent

Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

 railway line the town is home to the Etex Group NV group of companies which manufacture piping, roofing, gyprock and cement products. Numerous other industrial companies call Kapelle-op-den-Bos home and the General Secondary College Sint-Theresia College (STK) has a wide catchment

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 extending beyond municipal boundaries.

The town was a target of heavy bombing during the First World War due to its proximity to transport routes. Among the many buildings destroyed the parish church of St. Nicholas was levelled however was rebuilt with a modern flavour - the nave

Nave

In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...

 retained its original arched windows however the steeple now appears as a crown.

External links

• Official website - Only available in Dutch
  Dutch language
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