Poppel (village)

Poppel
Poppel
Village
	Church of Saint Valentine
	Poppel Location in Belgium
	Coordinates: 51°26′46″N 5°02′25″E / 51.4461°N 5.0403°E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Municipality	Ravels
Area
• Total	28.02 km2 (10.82 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	3,489
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET

Poppel is a village in the municipality of Ravels, in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. As of 2021, it was home to 3,489 people.^[1] Poppel was a municipality until 1977. Poppel borders the Dutch province of North Brabant.

Poppel used to be located in a large heath area, however cultivation have transformed into forests and agricultural land. It used to be a domain of the Duchy of Brabant. In 1347, Poppel and nine other villages became part of the Land of Turnhout within Antwerp.^[2] Poppel was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Ravels.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13035C0". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "Poppel". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
^ "Ravels". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

Media related to Poppel at Wikimedia Commons
(in Dutch) Official website Ravels

[stat-1] "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13035C0". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[2] "Poppel". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 May 2022.

[3] "Ravels". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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