Arrondissement of Mechelen

The Arrondissement of Mechelen (Arrondissement Mechelen; Arrondissement de Malines) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement, as the territory for both coincides.

History
The Arrondissement of Mechelen was created in 1800 as the third arrondissement in the Department of Deux-Nèthes (Departement Twee Nethen). It originally comprised the cantons of Duffel, Heist-op-den-Berg, Lier, Mechelen and Puurs. In 1977, the then municipality of Muizen was added to the arrondissement from the Arrondissement of Leuven, and was merged into the City of Mechelen.

Per 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands merged into the new municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands.

Municipalities
The Administrative Arrondissement of Mechelen consists of the following municipalities:


 * Berlaar
 * Bonheiden
 * Bornem
 * Duffel
 * Heist-op-den-Berg
 * Lier


 * Mechelen
 * Nijlen
 * Putte
 * Puurs-Sint-Amands
 * Sint-Katelijne-Waver
 * Willebroek