Torhout

Template:Infobox Belgium municipality Torhout ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henricus, and the hamlet of De Driekoningen. On 29 February 2024 Torhout had a total population of 24,891. The total area is 45.23 km² which gives a population density of 445 inhabitants per km².

People associated with Torhout

• Rimbert, saint
• Josse van Huerter, first settler, and captain-major of the island of Faial in the Portuguese Azores.
• Karel Van Wijnendaele (Founder of Tour of Flanders (Tour of Flanders))
• Benny Vansteelant (Multiple World Champion Duathlon) and Joerie Vansteelant
• Luk Descheemaeker, winner at the 2nd Holocaust cartoon contest in Tehran, 2016.
• Hilde Crevits, Vice Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish minister of Economy, Innovation, Work, Social economy and Agriculture; and former mayor of Torhout (2016-2018)
• Brahim Attaeb, R&B singer and presenter

Festivities

Torhout-Werchter was until 1999 one of the largest annual pop festivals in Europe. Efforts were made to have a world music festival in Torhout after Torhout Werchter became Rock Werchter, held in Werchter only.

Sports

The main club of the city is Torhout 1992 KM.

Sights

• Kasteel d'Aertrycke (DSCF9933).jpg

  Aertrycke castle

• Torhout, de Sint Pietersbandenkerk oeg87619 foto5 2015-09-26 15.45.jpg

  Church: Sint Pietersbandenkerk

• Berg op Zoom. watertoren oeg 87306 foto5 2015-09-26 16.10.jpg

  Watertower in Berg op Zoom

External links

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• Template:Official website - Information available in Dutch and limited information available in French, English and German

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