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{{Infobox Belgium municipality |name = Torhout |type = city |picture = Torhout - City hall 1.jpg |picture-legend = Town Hall |map = Torhout West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg |map-legend = Location of Torhout in [[West Flanders]] |arms = Torhout wapen.svg |flag = Flag of Torhout.svg |region = {{BE-REG-FLE}} |community = {{BE-NL}} |province = {{BE-PROV-WV}} |arrondissement = [[Arrondissement of Bruges|Bruges]] |nis = 31033 |pyramid-date = 01/01/2006 |0-19=21.10 |20-64=60.35 |65=18.56 |foreigners=1.20 |foreigners-date = 01/07/2005 |mayor = [[Kristof Audenaert]] ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]) |majority = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]], [[Vooruit (political party)|Vooruit]] |postal-codes = 8820 |telephone-area = 050 |web = [http://www.torhout.be/ www.torhout.be] |coordinates = {{coord|51|03|N|03|06|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}} }} '''Torhout''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈtɔrɦʌut}}; {{langx|fr|Thourout}}; {{langx|vls|Toeroet}}) is a [[City status in Belgium|city]] and [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|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 km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 445 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>. ==People associated with Torhout== * [[Rimbert]], saint *[[Josse van Huerter]], first settler, and captain-major of the island of [[Faial Island|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 [[International Holocaust Cartoon Competition#Winners 2|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]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer and presenter ==Festivities== [[Rock Werchter|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== <gallery> Kasteel d'Aertrycke (DSCF9933).jpg|Aertrycke castle Torhout, de Sint Pietersbandenkerk oeg87619 foto5 2015-09-26 15.45.jpg|Church: Sint Pietersbandenkerk File:Berg op Zoom. watertoren oeg 87306 foto5 2015-09-26 16.10.jpg|Watertower in Berg op Zoom </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} *{{Official website|http://www.torhout.be}} - Information available in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and limited information available in [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]] {{Geographic location |Centre = Torhout |North = [[Zedelgem]] |Northeast = [[Oostkamp]] |East = [[Lichtervelde]] |South = [[Hooglede]] |West = [[Kortemark]] |Northwest = [[Ichtegem]] }} {{Municipalities in West Flanders}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Torhout| ]] [[Category:Municipalities of West Flanders]] {{WestFlanders-geo-stub}}
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