Kalmthout

Kalmthout
Kalmthout
	Town hall
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Kalmthout Location in Belgium
	Coordinates: 51°23′N 04°28′E / 51.383°N 4.467°E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Antwerp
	Government
• Mayor	Lukas Jacobs (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, VLD
	Area
• Total	59.45 km2 (23 sq mi)
	Population (1 January 2010)
• Total	17,731
• Density	298.3/km2 (772.5/sq mi)
Postal codes	2920
Area codes	03
Website	www.kalmthout.be
	Map of Kalmthout

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Kalmthout is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the village of Kalmthout. On January 1, 2007 Kalmthout had a population of 17,508. The total area is 59.45 square kilometres (22.95 sq mi). Kalmthout has a population density of 294 inhabitants per km².

In addition to Kalmthout itself, the municipality also contains the communities of Dorp-Heuvel, Heide, Achterbroek, and Nieuwmoer.

The Arboretum Kalmthout is one of Belgium's most beautiful botanical gardens. The Kalmthoutse Heide is a nature reserve of nearly 10,000 acres (40 km²) spanning the border between Belgium and the Netherlands.

[edit] Notable inhabitants

Hector Carlier (1884-1946), industrialist and cofounder of Petrofina
Maria Rosseels (1916-2005), journalist and writer
Willy Vandersteen (1913-1990), Flemish comic book creator of Spike and Suzy
The three members of Flemish folk and world music group Laïs are from Kalmthout.