Editing Hemiksem

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Hemiksem
|picture         = Stbernardusabdij.jpg
|picture-legend  = Sint Bernardusabdij in Hemiksem
|map             = Hemiksem Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Hemiksem in the province of Antwerp
|arms            = Blason ville be Hemiksem.svg
|flag            = Hemiksem vlag.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community       = {{BE-NL}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-AN}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Antwerp|Antwerp]]
|nis             = 11018
|pyramid-date=
|0-19= 
|18-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor           = Luc Bouckaert (CD&V)
|majority        = [[CD&V]], [[Vooruit (political party)|Vooruit]]
|postal-codes    = 2620
|telephone-area  = 03
|web             = [http://www.hemiksem.be/ www.hemiksem.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|51|09|N|04|21|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Hemiksem''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦeːmɪksɛm}}, historical spellings ''Heymissen'' and ''Hemixem'') is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]]. The municipality only comprises the town of Hemiksem proper. In 2021, Hemiksem had a total population of 11,722. The total area is 5.44&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="stat">{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 11018 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=10 May 2022 }}</ref>

== History ==
The village was first mentioned in 1155 as Hamincsem. In 1246, [[Cistercian]] monks established [[St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem]] near the [[Scheldt]], and became Lords of the ''[[heerlijkheid]]'' (landed estate) Hemiksem. The area used to be heavily forest. In 1358, the first [[brickworks]] was established, but it was an agricultural area until the 19th century. During the 19th century, Hemiksem started to industrialise and grow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/13683 |title=Hemiksem |website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed|access-date=11 May 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

==Sights==
The most notable sight in Hemiksem is the 13th century [[St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem|St. Bernard's Abbey]], which now houses the town hall and police headquarters, after having undergone extensive renovations in the past decade.{{when|date=November 2012}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Hemiksem Abdij westgevel1.JPG|Former St. Bernards Abbey
Image:Scheldehemiksem.JPG|Sunset over the river [[Scheldt]] seen from Hemiksem.
Image:Hemiksem fishing pond.jpg|Photo taken at a Hemiksem fishing pond.
Image:Veer Bazel-Hemiksem.jpg|Ferry of Bazel-Hemiksem
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.hemiksem.be Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Hemiksem
|North     = [[Antwerp]]
|East      = [[Aartselaar]]
|South     = [[Schelle]]
|West      = [[Kruibeke]] ([[East Flanders|VOV]]) / ''[[Scheldt]]''
}}
{{Antwerpen_Belgium}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of Antwerp Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Antwerp Province]]
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