Beerzel is a village in the Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 province of Antwerp

Antwerp (province)

Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp...

 and a deelgemeente

Deelgemeente

A deelgemeente is a subdivision of a gemeente in Belgium and the Netherlands.-Belgium:...

of the municipality Putte

Putte

Putte is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Putte, Beerzel, Grasheide and Peulis. The town of Putte is around east of Mechelen. On January 1, 2006 Putte had a total population of 15,690...

. Beerzel was a municipality until the end of 1976. On that moment, Beerzel had a surface of 7.83 km² and counted 5132 inhabitants.

In Beerzel, the Beerzelberg is situated, which is with 55 meter the highest point of the province of Antwerp.

Notable inhabitants

• Jef Delen
  Jef Delen
  Jef Delen is a Belgian professional football player. He usually plays as left winger and is currently attached to Jupiler League side VC Westerlo.Delen is captain of Westerlo since the 2006-07 season.-External links:* *...
  
  , football player
• Peter Croes
  Peter Croes
  Peter Croes is a Belgian triathlete specialized at the Olympic distance. He won the European Junior Triathlon Championships twice, in 2002 and 2003.Peter Croes was selected for the Olympic Games 2008 together with Axel Zeebroek...
  
  , athlete (triathlon)