Duffel

Duffel
Municipality
Duffel Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Duffel Location in Belgium
Location of Duffel in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°06′N 04°31′E / 51.100°N 4.517°ECoordinates: 51°06′N 04°31′E / 51.100°N 4.517°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Mechelen
Government
• Mayor	Marc Van der Linden (NVA)
• Governing party/ies	NVA
Area
• Total	22.71 km^2 (8.77 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	17,292
• Density	760/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	2570
Area codes	015, 03
Website	www.duffel.be

Duffel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɵfəl]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

The municipality comprises only the town of Duffel proper. On 1 January 2006, Duffel had a total population of 16,019. The total area is 22.71 km² which gives a population density of 705 inhabitants per km².

The town gives its name to a heavy woollen cloth used to make overcoats, especially for the armed forces, and various kinds of luggage.^[2] Items made from this material are sometimes spelled duffle as in duffle coat and duffle bag.

The etymology of Duffel is from "dubro" and "locus", from the Gaulish dubrum, dubron – “water”.

Notable natives

• Jan Van Der Roost, composer
• Kevin De Weert, cyclist
• Andreas Pereira, footballer
• Cornelis Kiliaan (1528 – 1607), lexicographer and poet
• Hendrik Hondius I (1573 – 1650), engraver, cartographer and publisher

See also

• Duffle coat
• Duffel bag

References

1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
2. "Duffel". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved April 27, 2011.

External links

• Media related to Duffel at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website