Testing and Measurement in Malle, Belgium

Today's testing and measurement website hotspot is Malle, in Belgium.

Situated in the province of Antwerp, Malle is a municipality comprising two villages, Oostmalle and Westmalle, with a combined population of around 15,000.

The history of Oostmalle goes back to Roman times, while the name Malle, for the combined villages, was first used in 1194. There was a settlement in Westmalle by 1100.

The name may come from the Franks' word Mallum, meaning a general court session. Over the centuries, the area has seen many battles, outbreaks of bubonic plague and even a tornado (in 1967), that destroyed the church and over 130 houses.