Moorsel
Sign in to saveMoorsel is a village in the Denderstreek in the province East Flanders in Belgium, a deelgemeente of the city of Aalst. The village belongs to a league of neighbouring villages, which call themselves the Faluintjesgemeenten. Moorsel is the largest of the four villages with approximately 5,175 inhabitants as of 2021.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Moorsel is referenced by 26 other articles, and connects out to Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai, Affligem Abbey and Charles de Croÿ.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
Vinony files it under Aalst, Belgium and Former municipalities of East Flanders.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Moorsel
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Deelgemeente
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Waterkasteel van Moorsel 01.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Water castle of Moorsel
- Settlement.image_shield
- Wapenschild Moorsel.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belgium
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belgium
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- East Flanders
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Aalst
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 9.50
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 5,175
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 9310
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality section
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Aalst
- Area
- 9.43
- Elevation
- 31
- Image
- Sint-Gudulakapel Moorsel.jpg
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- Moorsel
- postal code
- 9310
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Name
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- Landmarks
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Moorsel is a village in the Denderstreek in the province East Flanders in Belgium, a deelgemeente of the city of Aalst. The village belongs to a league of neighbouring villages, which call themselves the Faluintjesgemeenten. Moorsel is the largest of the four villages with approximately 5,175 inhabitants as of 2021.
==Name== Today's accepted spelling "Moorsel" dates merely from the 18th century. Latin spellings, such as Morcella or Morscella (adj. Morscellensis), are dating back to about 1048 (Vita S. Gudilae). The name itself appears to be a combination of moor (marshland) and sele or sall (dwelling), hence a dwelling located in marshland.
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