Poppel (village)
Village in Flemish Region
51°26′46″N 5°02′25″E / 51.4461°N 5.0403°E / 51.4461; 5.0403[1]
(2021)[1]
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
External links
- Media related to Poppel at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Dutch) Official website Ravels