Opdorp is one of the three towns making up the municipality of
Buggenhout in
East Flanders
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Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
. Sometimes it's classified in the
Denderstreek.
Opdorp is at the geographical centre of
Flanders
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Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
. It is also the point at which three provinces meet:
Brabant,
Antwerp, and
East Flanders
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Opdorp developed around a triangular ''dries'' (village square). The ''dries'' contains a chapel and the village pump. The town hall, school and former monastery were built around the square.
Gallery
File:Drieskapel met parochiepomp te Opdorp.jpg, ''Dries'' chapel and village pump
File:Brouwerij Van Den Bossche woonhuis.jpg, Former brewery Van Den Bossche
File:Gemeentehuis van Opdorp.jpg, Former town hall
File:Sint-Amandus kerk te Opdorp.jpg, St Amandus Church
See also
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Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin
References
External links
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Official site(in Dutch)
Buggenhout
Populated places in East Flanders
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