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Encyclopedia > Gheel
Municipal flag Geel
Coat of arms Location of Geel in the province of Antwerp
Geography
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community of Belgium flag Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region flag Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Arrondissement Turnhout
Coordinates 51°10′N 05°00′E / 51.167, 5Coordinates: 51°10′N 05°00′E / 51.167, 5
Area 109.85 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Population
– Males
– Females
- Density		 35,189 (01/01/2006)
50.31%
49.69%
320 inhab./km²
Economy
Unemployment rate 8.55% (01/01/2006)
Mean annual income 13,614 €/pers. (2003)
Government
Mayor Frans Peeters (CD&V)
Governing parties CD&V
Other information
Postal codes 2440
Area codes 014
Web address www.geel.be

Geel (in English also Gheel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Geel proper. On January 1, 2006 Geel had a total population of 35,189. The total area is 109.85 km² which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km². Geel is also associated with the Irish Saint Dymphna and a colony for the mentally ill. Image File history File links RedDot. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Flanders. ... the Flemish community has jurisdiction over Flanders and over the Dutch language institutions in Brussels. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Flanders. ... The Flemish region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium (alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region). ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Antwerp. ... Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... This is a list of Belgian administrative arrondissements or districts. ... The Arrondissement of Turnhout (Dutch: ; French: ) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Statistics Belgium is the main official statistical institution in Belgian offering a large choice of figures. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... A coalition is an alliance among entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... This is a list of postal codes for Belgium. ... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... St. ... The Scream, the famous painting commonly thought of as depicting the experience of mental illness. ...


The city also features in Ciaran Carson's novel Shamrock Tea (Granta 2001). Ciaran Carson is a poet and novelist born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1948. ...

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Notable inhabitants

Marc Goossens (born November 30, 1969 in Geel) is a Belgian racecar driver who drove in Formula 3000 from 1994 to 1996 winning series championships all 3 years and part-time again from 1999 to 2001. ... Jan Heylen (born May 1, 1980 in Geel) is a race car driver in the Champ Car World Series. ...

Gallery

Streets of Geel
(October 2004)

Train Station in Geel
(October 2004)

See also

The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements or IRMM, located in Geel, Belgium, is one of the seven institutes of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), a Directorate-General of the European Commission (EC). ... Johnson & Johnson NYSE: JNJ is an international pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1885. ...

References

Goldstein, J. (2007). Geel, Belgium: A Model of "Community Recovery. Samford University Psychology Dept., http://faculty.samford.edu/~jlgoldst

  • Roosens, Eugeen. Mental patients in town life: Geel, Europe's first therapeutic community. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-8039-1330-3 - ISBN 0-8039-1331-1
  • Goldstein, Jackie L. and Godemont Marc M. L. (2003). The legend and lessons of Geel: A 1500-year-old legend, a 21st century model. Community Mental Health Journal 39(5), 441-458. Abstract at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/comh/2003/00000039/00000005/00470315;jsessionid=1q51yx16zpf1h.victoria

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Municipalities in the Province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Antwerp: Aartselaar | Antwerp | Boechout | Boom | Borsbeek | Brasschaat | Brecht | Edegem | Essen | Hemiksem | Hove | Kalmthout | Kapellen | Kontich | Lint | Malle | Mortsel | Niel | Ranst | Rumst | Schelle | Schilde | Schoten | Stabroek | Wijnegem | Wommelgem | Wuustwezel | Zandhoven | Zoersel | Zwijndrecht |
Mechelen: Berlaar | Bonheiden | Bornem | Duffel | Heist-op-den-Berg | Lier | Mechelen | Nijlen | Putte | Puurs | Sint-Amands | Sint-Katelijne-Waver | Willebroek
Turnhout: Arendonk | Baarle-Hertog | Balen | Beerse | Dessel | Geel | Grobbendonk | Herentals | Herenthout | Herselt | Hoogstraten | Hulshout | Kasterlee | Laakdal | Lille | Meerhout | Merksplas | Mol | Olen | Oud-Turnhout | Ravels | Retie | Rijkevorsel | Turnhout | Vorselaar | Vosselaar | Westerlo |

  Results from FactBites:
 
Geel - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (232 words)
Geel (English: Gheel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.
Gheel is also associated with the Irish Saint Dymphna and a colony for the mentally ill.
Gheel was the forerunner of today's community mental health programs and it continues to demonstrate that people with psychological disorders can respond to loving care and respectful, moral treatment.
St. Dymphna (597 words)
The body of St. Dymphna was buried in the church of Gheel, and the bones of St. Gerebernus were transferred to Kanten.
There are at Gheel fragments of two simple ancient sarcophagi in which tradition says the bodies of Dymphna and Gerebernus were found.
The insane are treated in a peculiar manner; it is only in the beginning that they are placed in an institution for observation; later they are given shelter in the homes of the inhabitants, take part in their agricultural labours, and are treated very kindly.
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