Rupelmonde

Belgium / Antwerpen / Schelle /
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Rupelmonde is a town in the municipality of Kruibeke, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It stands on the bank of the river Schelde opposite the confluence of the eponymous Rupel, and is famed for its sundials as well as having what is probably Belgium's only tidemill. It is the birthplace of Gerardus Mercator, the Belgian cartographer, who was imprisoned for several years in the castle there, a remnant of which today serves as a museum. Mercator was born as Gerard de Kremer on March 5, 1512.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupelmonde
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Coordinates:   51°7'44"N   4°17'37"E

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  • If Mercator would be still alive, he would be an excellent contributor in Wikimapia. For sure!