Beerzel

Beerzel is a Belgian village in Antwerp Province and a deelgemeente of the municipality Putte. Beerzel was a municipality until 1977, at which time it had an area of 7.83 km2 with 4,971 inhabitants in 1995. At 51.6 m, Antwerp's highest point&mdash;the Beerzelberg&mdash;is located in Beerzel.

History
Pottery from the early Bronze age had been discovered in Beerzel. The village was first mentioned as Barsale in 1151. Until the World War I, a large beech was located at the top of the Beerzelberg. Beerzel was an independent municipality until 1977 when it merged into Putte.

Notable people

 * Jos Huysmans (1941–2012), road bicycle racer.