Putte is a municipality

Municipality

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 located in the Belgian

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 province of Antwerp

Antwerp (province)

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. The municipality comprises the towns of Putte, Beerzel

Beerzel

Beerzel is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp and a deelgemeente of the municipality Putte. Beerzel was a municipality until the end of 1976...

, Grasheide and Peulis. The town of Putte is around 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Mechelen

Mechelen

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. On January 1, 2006 Putte had a total population of 15,690. The total area is 34.96 km² which gives a population density

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 of 449 inhabitants per km².

The Beerzelberg (51.60 m), which is the highest point of the Antwerp province, is located in Beerzel.

Putte should not be confused with Putte in the Kempen, split by the border into Putte (Netherlands)

Putte (Netherlands)

Putte is part of the Dutch municipality of Woensdrecht, and had 3751inhabitants as of 1 January 2008. The village lies on and extends over the border between The Netherlands and Belgium, the Belgian part being Putte ....

 and Putte (Kapellen)

Putte (Kapellen)

Putte is a village on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. The Dutch part, Putte , is in the province of North-Brabant whereas the Belgian part is in the province of Antwerp....

.

External links

• Official website - Available only in Dutch
  Dutch language
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