A Deelgemeente is a subdivision of Belgian municipalities. Each municipality which existed as a separate entity on the first of January 1961 as a separate entity, and which no longer existed as a separate entity after the first of January 1976 is considered a deelgemeente from some bigger municipality. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...

In general these Deelgemeenten are not a level off administration. Only in the city of Antwerp they are the lowest level of administration and are usually called 'districten'. The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Belgian Baroque painter Rubens. ...