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 TorhoutEdit
- 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
FestivitiesEdit
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.
SportsEdit
The main club of the city is Torhout 1992 KM.
SightsEdit
- 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
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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- Template:Official website - Information available in Dutch and limited information available in French, English and German
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