Puurs

Sister cities

• Dębica

History

Signs of habitation dating back to the Iron Age, as well as early Roman and Merovingian times, have been found in Puurs. Arguably, the Benedictine abbeys of Saint-Cornelimunster of Aachen were the lords of Puurs in the 10th century AD. In 1278 the municipality was acquired by the Abbey of Sint-Bernard's upon Scheldt, whose property it would remain until the end of the 18th century.

Most-observed species

• Yellow-legged hornet

  Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
  39,937
• Egyptian Goose

  Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  26,920
• Rose-ringed Parakeet

  Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
  23,287
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,784
• Ring-necked Pheasant

  Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14,869
• Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle

  Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
  12,328
• Indian Balsam

  Impatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida
  11,689
• brown rat

  Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) · Mammalia
  10,739

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2018-05-25
  1 km S of Reppel, Belgium
• M 2.8 — 2008-12-20
  1 km WSW of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
• M 3.3 — 2008-09-13
  3 km SSE of Florennes, Belgium
• M 2.8 — 2008-09-12
  1 km NNW of Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium
• M 2.7 — 2008-08-09
  1 km SW of Ottignies, Belgium
• M 2.6 — 2008-08-09
  0 km NW of Ottignies, Belgium