In 1965 Oorderen, a small
Belgian village near the city of Antwerp was demolished because of
the extension of the Port of Antwerp. The village, first mentioned in
1116, merged with the city of Antwerp in 1927. In its place came the
General Motors factory aka as Opel Antwerp (closed on Friday 17
December 2010). On of the last buildings to be demolished was the
church, on 24 October 1965 the church tower was pulled down. Oorderen
disappeared with three other villages Wilmarsdonk, Oosterweel and
Lillo.
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| Floating Bridge |
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| View of the village |
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| The "Zandstraat" (Sand Street) |
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| The Town Hall ( in the back the Church with spire) |
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| The Church (without the spire) |
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| View on the dike |
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| Demolition of the Church (1965) |
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| The Church |
A nostalgic report of the
last wedding celebrated in the Town Hall and Church of Oorderen,
while the bulldozers already arrive to destroy. (BRT/VRT 1965)
