Hemiksem

Hemiksem (, historical spellings Heymissen and Hemixem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Hemiksem proper. In 2021, Hemiksem had a total population of 11,722. The total area is 5.44 km2.

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Belgium municipality.name: Hemiksem
Belgium municipality.picture: Stbernardusabdij.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend: Sint Bernardusabdij in Hemiksem
Belgium municipality.map: Hemiksem Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Hemiksem in the province of Antwerp
Belgium municipality.arms: Blason ville be Hemiksem.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Hemiksem vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.province: Antwerp
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Antwerp
Belgium municipality.nis: 11018
Belgium municipality.mayor: Luc Bouckaert (CD&V)
Belgium municipality.majority: CD&V, Vooruit
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 2620
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 03
Belgium municipality.web: www.hemiksem.be

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Hemiksemmenaar
Population: 12428
Area: 5.48
Elevation: 18
Official website: www.hemiksem.be
Image: Stbernardusabdij.jpg
Dialing code: 03

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Commons category: Hemiksem
postal code: 2620
annual number of weddings: 54
email address: mailto:[email protected]
native label: Hemiksem
phone number: +32-3-288-26-20
P13200: Montreal

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== History == The village was first mentioned in 1155 as Hamincsem. In 1246, Cistercian monks established St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem near the Scheldt, and became Lords of the heerlijkheid (landed estate) Hemiksem. The area used to be heavily forest. In 1358, the first brickworks was established, but it was an agricultural area until the 19th century. During the 19th century, Hemiksem started to industrialise and grow.