Zonhoven
Zonhoven | |
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 Former town hall of Zonhoven | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Zonhoven  | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Limburg |
| Arrondissement | Hasselt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johny Deraeve (VLD) |
| • Governing party/ies | VLD - CD&V |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.67 km2 (15.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,214 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3520 |
| NIS code | 71066 |
| Area codes | 011 - 089 |
| Website | www.zonhoven.be |
Zonhoven is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2007 Zonhoven had a total population of 20,060. The total area is 39.34 km² which gives a population density of 506 inhabitants per km².
History
On November 18, 1833 the Treaty of Zonhoven was signed in the house named De Franse Kroon between representatives of Holland and Belgium to establish special regulations over the use of the Meuse River by the signatories.
Notable persons born/raised in Zonhoven
- nl, author and illustrator of children's books
- nl, host
- nl (1977), frontman of Zornik
- nl, athlete
- nl aka Pat Krimson DJ, ex-Leopold 3, 2 Fabiola, DJ and producer
- nl, writer
- nl (1964), Flemish minister
- Luc Nilis (1967), former soccer player
- nl, Mountain biking
- Marleen Renders (1968), marathon runner
- nl (b. Zonhoven, 7 October 1988), actress
- nl (1954), actress
- nl (1945), actress
- Jos Vandeloo (1925), writer
- nl, former MOP
- nl, [[:nl:Margot Vanderstraeten|writer]]
- Tim Vanhamel (1977), frontman van Millionaire and ex-Evil Superstars
- Francesca Vanthielen (b. Eeklo, 1972), actress, host
- Wout Wijsmans (b. Hasselt, 1977), volleyball player
- nl, former boyband
Products of Zonhoven
Sports
Superprestige round #2 Zonhovenis a cyclo-cross race held every autumn.
Gallery
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House of the forester -
18th century chapel in Zonhoven -
![nl [Leah Thys]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Leah_Thys_thuisdag.jpg/120px-Leah_Thys_thuisdag.jpg)
![nl [Leah Thys]](/wiki/File:Leah_Thys_thuisdag.jpg)
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "zonderik.be" (in Template:Nl icon). zonderik.be. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
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External links
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