Kessel
Kessel (141 Kessel.ogg) is a town in the municipality of Nijlen in the province of Antwerp in Belgium. In 2006, the population was 7,207 inhabitants. Known for its tourist attractions, such as "de Kesselse Heide" (a nature reserve) and "Fort Kessel" (a fortress built for World War I).
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Kessel. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
In this article
Overview
Overview
Kessel lies between two rivers: the Kleine Nete in the north and the Grote Nete in the south. It borders with Emblem, Belgium, Nijlen, Bevel, Belgium, Berlaar and Lier. Although Kessel is a fairly small town, it has 2 separate town centres, Kessel-Dorp, which is built up around the town square, and Kessel-station, which is built up around the train station. The name Kessel comes from the Latin word Castellum (fortress), indicating that Kessel might have been the location for an old Roman camp. In 1912, another Fortress was built, in order to withstand a German invasion. During World War I, German artillery fire from Berlaar made the fort useless, though it still stands until this day and was given the status of Protected Monument by the Belgian government.
Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Kessel • Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name — Belgium • Subdivision Name1 — Flemish Region • Subdivision Name2 — Antwerp • Subdivision Name3 — Nijlen • Area Total Km2 — 14.87 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 700,485 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET
Sports
Sports
The Kessel-Fort is a September cyclo-cross competition.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Old city hall • Illustration — Sint-Lambertus church • Illustration — Villa in Kessel
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Kessel, Belgium, revision 1376404756 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
Makers, houses and production
Knowledge graph
Makers, houses and production
The people, houses and objects recorded in connection with this place.
Born at
1- Pommelien ThijsDesigner
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 September 2026.
Elsewhere in General
22,760 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Kern CountyPlace
- Kernen im RemstalPlace
- KerrvillePlace
- KersalPlace
- KessenichPlace
- KesswilPlace
- KeswickPlace
- KetchikanPlace
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Kessel?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.