Sint-Amands () is a town and a former

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located in the

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province of

Antwerp, Belgium Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. The municipality comprises the towns of

Lippelo Lippelo is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is a part of the municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands Puurs-Sint-Amands () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the munici ...

, Oppuurs and Sint-Amands proper. In 2021, Sint-Amands had a total population of 8,524. The total area is 15.58 km². Sint-Amands is located at the right bank of the

Scheldt The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to ...

river. Effective 1 January 2019,

Puurs Puurs () is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is located in the Flemish Region. The municipality comprised the towns of Breendonk, Liezele, , Ruisbroek (old spelling: ''Ruysbroeck'') and Puurs proper. There ...

and Sint-Amands were

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into the new municipality of

Puurs-Sint-Amands Puurs-Sint-Amands () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands. The merged municipality has an area of 48.99 km2 and has a population of ...

Points of interest

Kapel van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Donkere-2

Heritage railway

The Dendermonde-Puurs Steam Railway is a

heritage railroad A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...

that links up Puurs and

Dendermonde Dendermonde (; french: Termonde, ) is a city in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde, and Sint-G ...

. The maintenance road that runs alongside serves as a bicycle track. Bikers can leave the track in Sint-Amands and follow the scenic route up North on the banks of the river

Émile Verhaeren museum

Émile Adolphe Gustave Verhaeren (Dutch: ərˈɦaːrən 21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet who wrote in the French language and an art critic. He was one of the founders of the school of Symbolism and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on six occasions.

Mill museum

Various models and mill arrangements can be found within the museum. The museum also houses books, reference works, photos, magazines, newspaper clippings and paintings.

Notable people born in Sint-Amands

* Emile Verhaeren, poet (1855-1916). He died through a train accident in

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, the population ...

(France) on November 27, 1916. His grave is located on the bank of the

river. * John Anthony Elet, (1802-1851). President of St. Louis University (1836-1840) and Xavier University Cincinnati (1840-1848). * James Oliver Van de Velde, (1795-1855). President of St. Louis University (1840-1843), Bishop of Chicago and Natchez. * (1769-1851). Leader of the

Peasants' War This is a chronological list of conflicts in which peasants played a significant role. Background The history of peasant wars spans over two thousand years. A variety of factors fueled the emergence of the peasant revolt phenomenon, including: ...

. * Jan Amandus van Droogenbroeck (1835-1902). Poet and writer.

References

External links

*
Official website
- Information available in Dutch and limited information in French Puurs-Sint-Amands Former municipalities of Antwerp Province Populated places in Antwerp Province {{Antwerp-geo-stub