Geel: Difference between revisions
Adding geodata... |
m ISBN formatting &/or general fixes using AWB |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[image:GeelLocatie.png|right|frame|Location of Geel in Antwerp province]] |
[[image:GeelLocatie.png|right|frame|Location of Geel in Antwerp province]] |
||
'''Geel''' (in English also '''Gheel''') is a [[municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]]. The municipality comprises only the city of Geel proper. On [[January 1]] [[2006]] Geel had a total population of 35,189. The total area is 109.85 [[square kilometre|km |
'''Geel''' (in English also '''Gheel''') is a [[municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]]. The municipality comprises only the city of Geel proper. On [[January 1]] [[2006]] Geel had a total population of 35,189. The total area is 109.85 [[square kilometre|km²]] which gives a [[population density]] of 320 inhabitants per km². Geel is also associated with the Irish [[Saint Dymphna]] and a colony for the [[mentally ill]]. |
||
There was a rise of [[asylum]]s during the [[Renaissance]] period. Across Europe religious shrines were popping up and being devoted to the [[humane]] and loving treatment of people with [[mental disorder]]s. The best known of these shrines was established centuries earlier at Geel. Beginning in the [[fifteenth century]], people came to it from all over the world for psychic healing. Local residents welcomed these [[pilgrim]]s into their homes, and many stayed on to form the world's first "colony" of mental patients. Geel was the forerunner of today's community mental health programs and it continues to demonstrate that people with psychological disorders can respond to loving care and respectful, moral [[treatment]]. Today patients are still welcome to live in [[foster home]]s in this town, interacting with other residents, until they recover. |
There was a rise of [[asylum]]s during the [[Renaissance]] period. Across Europe religious shrines were popping up and being devoted to the [[humane]] and loving treatment of people with [[mental disorder]]s. The best known of these shrines was established centuries earlier at Geel. Beginning in the [[fifteenth century]], people came to it from all over the world for psychic healing. Local residents welcomed these [[pilgrim]]s into their homes, and many stayed on to form the world's first "colony" of mental patients. Geel was the forerunner of today's community mental health programs and it continues to demonstrate that people with psychological disorders can respond to loving care and respectful, moral [[treatment]]. Today patients are still welcome to live in [[foster home]]s in this town, interacting with other residents, until they recover. |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
==References== |
==References== |
||
* Roosens, Eugeen. ''Mental patients in town life: Geel, Europe's first therapeutic community''. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications, 1979. ISBN 0803913303 - ISBN |
* Roosens, Eugeen. ''Mental patients in town life: Geel, Europe's first therapeutic community''. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications, 1979. ISBN 0803913303 - {{invalid isbn|0803913303 - }}ISBN 0-8039-1331-1 |
||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
*[http://www.geelonline.be Geel Online] Popular website among the youth of Geel - Available only in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] |
*[http://www.geelonline.be Geel Online] Popular website among the youth of Geel - Available only in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Antwerpen_Belgium}} |
{{Antwerpen_Belgium}} |
||
| Line 27: | Line 26: | ||
[[no:Geel]] |
[[no:Geel]] |
||
[[pl:Geel]] |
[[pl:Geel]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
Revision as of 22:43, 30 August 2006
Geel (in English also Gheel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Geel proper. On January 1 2006 Geel had a total population of 35,189. The total area is 109.85 km² which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km². Geel is also associated with the Irish Saint Dymphna and a colony for the mentally ill.
There was a rise of asylums during the Renaissance period. Across Europe religious shrines were popping up and being devoted to the humane and loving treatment of people with mental disorders. The best known of these shrines was established centuries earlier at Geel. Beginning in the fifteenth century, people came to it from all over the world for psychic healing. Local residents welcomed these pilgrims into their homes, and many stayed on to form the world's first "colony" of mental patients. Geel was the forerunner of today's community mental health programs and it continues to demonstrate that people with psychological disorders can respond to loving care and respectful, moral treatment. Today patients are still welcome to live in foster homes in this town, interacting with other residents, until they recover.
Geel is the home of race car drivers Marc Goossens and Jan Heylen.
References
- Roosens, Eugeen. Mental patients in town life: Geel, Europe's first therapeutic community. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications, 1979. ISBN 0803913303 - Template:Invalid isbnISBN 0-8039-1331-1
External links
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
- Geel Online Popular website among the youth of Geel - Available only in Dutch
51°10′N 5°00′E / 51.167°N 5.000°E
 | This Antwerp Province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |