Rijmenam is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

located in the

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province of Antwerp and is part of the municipality of

Bonheiden Bonheiden () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bonheiden proper and Rijmenam. In 2021, Bonheiden had a total population of 15,177. The total area is 29.27 km2 (11.30 ...

History

The area around Rijmenam had been settled since the

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. 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 ...

. In 1578, the Battle of Rijmenam was fought between the

Dutch States Army The Dutch States Army ( nl, Staatse leger) was the army of the Dutch Republic. It was usually called this, because it was formally the army of the States-General of the Netherlands, the sovereign power of that federal republic. This mercenary arm ...

and the Spanish forces over control of

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

. 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 ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Britain and Ireland they ...

trees, which was used for trials by the

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. Rijmenam used to be an independent municipality. In 1977, it was merged into

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

* * Populated places in Antwerp Province Bonheiden {{Antwerp-geo-stub