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Tourist Spot Attractions In Geel

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Geel is a city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Further on around the center are the parish-towns of Ten Aard , Bel , Winkelomheide , Stelen, Oosterlo and Zammel , Punt and Larum . On December 31, 2016, Geel had a total population of 39,535. The total area is 109.85 km2 which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km². Geel’s patron saint, the Irish Saint Dymphna, inspired the town’s pioneering de-institutionalized method of care for the mentally ill.
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  • 1. St. Dymphna Church Geel
    Saint Dymphna is a Catholic and Orthodox saint. According to tradition, she lived in the 7th century and was the daughter of a pagan Irish king and his Christian wife. She was murdered by her father. The story of Dymphna was first recorded in the 13th century by a canon of the Church of St. Aubert at Cambrai, France. It was commissioned by Guiard of Laon , the Bishop of Cambrai. The author expressly stated that his work was based upon a long-standing oral tradition and a persuasive history of miraculous healings of the mentally ill.
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  • 2. Geel War Cemetery Geel
    Geel is a city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Further on around the center are the parish-towns of Ten Aard , Bel , Winkelomheide , Stelen, Oosterlo and Zammel , Punt and Larum . On December 31, 2016, Geel had a total population of 39,535. The total area is 109.85 km2 which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km². Geel’s patron saint, the Irish Saint Dymphna, inspired the town’s pioneering de-institutionalized method of care for the mentally ill.
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