Sint-Katelijne-Waver
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sint-Katelijne-Waver | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|||
 Sint-Katelijne-Waver
|
|||
| Coordinates: 51°04′N 04°32′E / 51.067°N 4.533°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Province | Antwerp | ||
| Arrondissement | Mechelen | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Eddy Vercammen (CD&V) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V/N-VA, independent | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 36.12 km2 (13.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 20,149 | ||
| • Density | 557.8/km2 (1,444.8/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 2860, 2861 | ||
| Area codes | 015, 03 | ||
| Website | www.sint-katelijne-waver.be | ||
|
Map of Sint-Katelijne-Waver
|
|||
Sint-Katelijne-Waver (old spelling: Kathelijne-Waver, French Wavre-Sainte-Catherine) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver proper. On January 1, 2006 Sint-Katelijne-Waver had a total population of 19,577. The total area is 36.12 km² which gives a population density of 542 inhabitants per km².
Contents |
[edit] Economic activities
Sint-Katelijne-Waver is a centre for market gardening and hosts a lot of greenhouses. The Mechelse Veilingen in Sint-Katelijne-Waver is the largest co-operative vegetable auction in Europe.
[edit] Pictures
-
Leliestraat
-
town hall
-
church
-
centre
-
centre
[edit] References
- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)
[edit] External links
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
|
|||||||||||||
 |
This Antwerp location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
