Country Belgium Region Flemish Region Postal codes 2400 Postal code 2400 | Community Flemish Community Arrondissement Turnhout Area codes 014, 011 Province Antwerp | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 70% Humidity Points of interest Center Parcs, Postel Abbey, Ecocentrum De Goren, Musée Jakob Smits | ||
Mol ( [mɔl]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Mol. On January 1, 2014 Mol had a total population of 35,395 inhabitants. The total area is 114.19 km² which gives a population density of 307 inhabitants per km².
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Map of 2400 Mol, Belgium
Mol is a popular holiday resort, with a number of lakes surrounded by woods. There are two main tourist lakes:
Furthermore, there is a Sun Parks holiday centre called "Kempense Meren" with an indoor swimming pool.
The museum of Jakob Smits is located in the former vicarage of Mol-Sluis. This displays works of the artist Jakob Smits (1855-1928) and other painters of the Molse School, who were attracted to the area by its rustic views including several windmills (of which only one remains).
In the north-east corner of Mol, near the Dutch border, lies the Norbertine Postel Abbey. Mol is also home to the SCK•CEN Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, the Flemish institute for technological research (VITO) and a European School. The first industries in Mol were the Vieille Montagne company and the explosive factory N.V. La Forcite. In 1872 the Sablières et Carrières Réunies (SCR), now Sibelco, was founded in order to extract the silica sand layers in Mol for industrial applications. The company became the global market leader in this sector with production sites all over the world.
The 15 chapels were built by Pater Helsen in 1815 with 14 co-workers of the region. It is a protected monument.
Municipality structure
The municipality of Mol is divided in different townships respectively named:
Education
European School, Mol is in the city.