Maasmechelen
Maasmechelen
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Maasmechelen in Limburg | |
Interactive map of Maasmechelen | |
Maasmechelen Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′N 05°42′E / 50.967°N 5.700°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Limburg |
| Arrondissement | Tongeren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raf Terwingen (CD&V) |
| • Governing parties | CD&V, Open VLD |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.85 km2 (29.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 38,193 |
| • Density | 497.0/km2 (1,287/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3630-3631 |
| NIS code | 73107 |
| Area codes | 089 |
| Website | www.maasmechelen.be |
Maasmechelen (Dutch pronunciation: [maːsˈmɛxələ(n)]; Limburgish: Mechele) is a municipality located on the Meuse in the Belgian province of Limburg.
It comprises the former municipalities of Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Vucht, Leut, Meeswijk, Uikhoven, Eisden, Opgrimbie, Boorsem, and Kotem.
Due to Maasmechelen's location near the borders of both the Netherlands and Germany, as well as its coal mining history, quite a few of its current inhabitants are of Dutch, German, Polish, or Mediterranean (mainly Italian) origin.