| − | '''Mechelen''' ([[English language|English]]: '''Mechlin''') is a town of about 8,500,000 (2016) people in the [[Flanders|Flemish region]] of [[Belgium]]. Mechelen reached its zenith as capital of the [[Netherlands]] and as a centre of culture under the regency of Margaret of Austria. Since 1559 Mechelen has been the see of Belgium’s only archbishopric. The River [[Zenne]] flows into the River [[Dijle]] in Battel, a hamlet of the city.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Mechelen</ref> | + | '''Mechelen''' ([[English language|English]]: '''Mechlin''') is a city of about 8,500,000 (2016) people in the [[Flanders|Flemish region]] of [[Belgium]]. Mechelen reached its zenith as capital of the [[Netherlands]] and as a centre of culture under the regency of Margaret of Austria. Since 1559 Mechelen has been the see of Belgium’s only archbishopric. The River [[Zenne]] flows into the River [[Dijle]] in Battel, a hamlet of the city.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Mechelen</ref> |