Geel

Geel is a city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Further on around the center are the parish-towns of Ten Aard, Bel, Winkelomheide, Stelen, Oosterlo and Zammel, Punt and Larum. In 2021, Geel had a total population of 40,781. The total area is 109.85 km2. Geel’s patron saint, the Irish Saint Dymphna, inspired the town’s pioneering de-institutionalized method of care for the mentally ill.