Merksem Antwerp

History.

The history of Merksem goes back to Gallo-Roman times. During that period the region was mentioned as Merk (border) andHeim (settlement) being part of the diocese Kamerijk. Merksem has for centuries been part of a larger community together withSchoten and Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor. During the Spanish period Merksem used to be a Heerlijheid, a known Lord of MErksen is Anthony van Stralen. In the 16th century Merksem was separated from Schoten.

The road currently known as Bredabaan (Breda Road), once a major northern access to Antwerp, begins in Merksem and goes up north, all the way up until the border with the Netherlands. It ends in the Dutch city of Breda (hence the name). Other major axes would include Lambrechtshoekenlaan, Groenendaallaan, Maantjessteenweg and Ringlaan. Together with Bredabaan they could be considered as the boundaries of the centre of Merksem. Another main axis, that constitutes most of the southern border of the district, is a canal called the Albert Canal, which connects the Port of Antwerp to the river Meuse near Liège and is an important connection for inland freight shipping.

Antwerp ,

Antwerpen is a Flemish city in Belgium, the capital of Antwerp province in the community of Flanders. With a population of 510,610, it is the most populous city proper in Belgium. Its metropolitan area houses around 1,200,000 people, which is second behind Brussels. Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the Westerschelde estuary. It is about 40 kilometres north from Brussels, and about 15 kilometres from the Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe and within the top 20 globally. Antwerp was also the place of the world's oldest stock exchange building, originally built in 1531 and re-built in 1872, it has been derelict since 1997.

MANSEHRA

MANSEHRA  BHERKUND

Bherkund is a famous village and union council (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwaprovince of Pakistan.^[1] It is located in Mansehra Tehsil. Bherkund is located between Mansehra and the city of Oghi.

Bherkund is about 7km away from the city Mansehra on the Oghi road. It is on the bank of river Siren which falls into Indus river after 30 km from here.

Berkhund has different schools like The sun grammar school, Pakistan International Public School, Oxford School, Govt. High School Bherkund and many other private institutes. There is one Govt hospital and lacks the proper health facilitiesThere are Govt Primary, Middle and High Schools for boys and girls. Bherkund is the third big village of Mansehra city. Bherkund has different tribes like ,Swati, Tanooli, Syed, Gujar, Awan,Mughal etc. Bherkund is the land of agriculture. The neighbor villages are Khaki, Tarha, Sherpur, Hamsherian, Marhi, canate and Nokot,Hafeez Bandi.

There is a small canal made from the river Siren to irrigate the lands divided into upper and lower siren canals.bherkund is also linked with the other branch of river Siren which is made on left side and it is called as Ichar. A bridge was made on that branch of river in the Britishers rule. Actually this is the bridge which connects it to the mansehra city and the other villages like Marhi. Bherkhund is located in Pakhal (Lower Pakhal) valley also called Siran Valley.