Olen, Antwerpen, Belgium Genealogy

History
Olen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises three towns. South of the motorway E313 and the Albert Canal is Olen proper, also called Olen-Centrum (Saint-Martins parish). Between the Albert Canal and Olen-station is the town of Boekel, also called Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Olen (parish) or Achter-Olen (Behind-Olen). North of the railroad is the town of St.-Jozef-Olen (parish), also called Olen-Fabriek (Olen-Factory.