Rijmenam is a
village
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located in the
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
province of
Antwerp and is part of the municipality of
Bonheiden.
History
The area around Rijmenam had been settled since the
Roman era. A chapel has been known to exist since the 11th chapel. Rijmenam used to belong the
Duchy of Brabant
The Duchy of Brabant was a State of the Holy Roman Empire established in 1183. It developed from the Landgraviate of Brabant and formed the heart of the historic Low Countries, part of the Burgundian Netherlands from 1430 and of the Habsburg Neth ...
. In 1578, the
Battle of Rijmenam was fought between the
Dutch States Army
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and the Spanish forces over control of
Mechelen. The village was almost complete destroyed, and rebuilt twenty years later. It used to be an agricultural community, but during the 20th century, it became a residential area.
Rijmenam has a triangle-shaped open space with
tilia trees, which was used for trials by the
Franks
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.
Rijmenam used to be an independent municipality. In 1977, it was merged into
Bonheiden except for the hamlet which became part of
Putte.
Gallery
File:Sint-Maartensberg 1, Rijmenam.JPG, Former town hall
File:Rijmenambrug.jpg, Bridge at Rijmenam
File:Dijk 10, Rijmenam.JPG, Houses on the dike
File:Gemeenteplein 1, Rijmenam.JPG, Building in Rijmenam
References
External links
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Populated places in Antwerp Province
Bonheiden
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