Jump to content

Willebroek

Coordinates: 51°04′N 04°22′E / 51.067°N 4.367°E / 51.067; 4.367
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Willebroek
Municipality
Willebroek town hall
Willebroek town hall
Flag of Willebroek
Flag
Coat of arms of Willebroek
Coat of arms
Location of Willebroek
Map
Willebroek is located in Belgium
Willebroek
Willebroek
Location in Belgium
Location of Willebroek in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°04′N 04°22′E / 51.067°N 4.367°E / 51.067; 4.367
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceAntwerp
ArrondissementMechelen
Government
 • MayorEddy Bevers (N-VA)
 • Governing party/iesN-VA, Groen, Open VLD
Area
 • Total27.37 km2 (10.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total26,223
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Postal codes
2830
NIS code
12040
Area codes03
Websitewww.willebroek.be

Willebroek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləbruk], old spelling: Willebroeck, also French: Willebrouck) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Blaasveld [nl], Heindonk, Tisselt [nl], Klein Willebroek, and Willebroek proper. In 2021, Willebroek had a total population of 27,081.[2] The total area is 27.41 km2.

Willebroek is linked to Brussels by the Willebroek Canal.

Willebroek is also home to the Kanaalfeesten, a yearly festival that takes place throughout the town which includes live concerts (mostly of local bands) and general festival attractions, like a mini roller coaster, a duck shoot, etc. At Klein-Willebroek the Harmonium Art museuM on pump organs is established in the former Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Its iconic bridge over the Willebroek Canal was infamous for the traffic jams it caused, even making it the subject of a song: De Brug van Willebroek by Wannes Van de Velde.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 12040". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
[edit]


Stub icon

This Antwerp Province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Willebroek&oldid=1252763020"