Bornem (; old spelling: ''Bornhem'') is a

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located in the

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province of

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

. The municipality comprises the village of Bornem proper,

Hingene Hingene is a village and ''deelgemeente'' (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Bornem in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The village is bordered to the north by the Scheldt and to the east by the Rupel. It is located about south-west of th ...

, and

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, and . There are also the

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...

of Branst, Buitenland, Eikevliet and Wintam. In 2021, Bornem had a total population of 21,428. The total area is 45.76 km².

Geography

Heritage

Bornem Castle Bornem Castle, also known as the Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde Castle (, or ''Kasteel Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde''), is a country house, formerly a castle, located in Bornem, province of Antwerp, Belgium. Bornem Castle is situated at an elevation of 1 ...

, Residence of the House Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde. *

Bornem Abbey Bornem Abbey is the only Cistercian abbey of Common Observance in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The current abbey is the successor of the former St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, destroyed in the French Revolution. Both are built in honou ...

, only Cistercian Abbey in Flanders: residence of former general

Amadeus de Bie Gerardus Franciscus Amadeus de Bie, O.Cist (16 March 1844 - 25 June 1920) was a Dutch Catholic prelate who served as abbot of Bornem Abbey. He later served as the 74th abbot general of the Cistercian Order. Ministry In 1862 he entered Bornem ...

and

Henricus Smeulders Dom Henricus Smeulders, O.Cist. (13 May 1826 – 28 June 1892), born Joseph-Gauthier-Henri, was a Belgian Abbot of the Common observance. He was considered one of the major historical figures of Cistercian history of the second half of the 19th ce ...

Climate

Bornem has an

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...

: ''Cfb'').

Notable people

Walter Boeykens Walter, Knight Boeykens (January 6, 1938 – April 23, 2013) was a Belgian conductor and a world-renowned clarinetist. Boeykens' impressive discography, including several critically acclaimed performances, are testimony to his status as one of t ...

(b. Bornem, 6 January 1938), clarinetist *

Pedro Coloma, Baron of Bornhem Don Pedro Coloma (Nájera, 16 August 1556 - Brussels, 27 December 1622), Baron of Bornhem (currently Bornem) and Lord of Bobadilla, was a Spanish officer in the Army of Flanders who established a noble line in the Habsburg Netherlands, a branch o ...

, who purchased the lordship in 1586 and renovated the castle *

Jan Hammenecker Jan Hammenecker ( Mariekerke, 2 October 1878- Westrode, 13 June 1932) was a Flemish Roman Catholic priest and writer. One of his pupils was Gerard Walschap. Bibliography * Verzen (1908) * Van Christus' apostelen (1913) * Oorlogsgetijden (?) * Zoo ...

(Mariekerke, 2 October 1878 – Westrode, 13 June 1932), writer and priest *

Marc Van Ranst Marc Van Ranst (born 20 June 1965) is a Belgian public health physician and Professor of Virology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) and the Rega Institute for Medical Research. On 1 May 2007, he was appointed as ''Inter ...

(b. Bornem, 20 June 1965), virologist *

Dries De Bondt Dries De Bondt (born 4 July 1991, in Bornem) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Major results ;2014 : 5th Gooikse Pijl ;2015 : 1st Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Ronde van Midden-Nederland : 4th ...

(b. Bornem, 4 July 1991), cyclist. 2020 Belgian National Road Race Cycling Champion *

Amaury Cordeel Amaury Cordeel (; born 9 July 2002) is a Belgian racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Rodin Motorsport. He previously competed for Hitech Pulse-Eight, Invicta Virtuosi Racing and Van Amersfoort Racing. He has pr ...

(2002), racing driver

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