Hove, Belgium

Hove
Municipality
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Hove Location in Belgium
Location of Hove in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°09′N 04°28′E / 51.150°N 4.467°ECoordinates: 51°09′N 04°28′E / 51.150°N 4.467°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Antwerp
Government
• Mayor	Koen Volckaerts (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, Positief Hove , local independent.
Area
• Total	5.99 km^2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	8,141
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,500/sq mi)
Postal codes	2540
Area codes	03
Website	www.hove.be

Hove (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːvə]) is a municipality (gemeente) located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Hove proper. On January 1, 2006, Hove had a total population of 8,307. The total area is 5.99 km² which gives a population density of 1,388 inhabitants per km².

The municipality lies approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Antwerp, the capital of the province. It is a small community, and is said to be one of the most expensive areas in Belgium. Many people pay large sums of money to live there because it is one of the safest places in Belgium.

Notable residents

• Hugo Matthysen
• Bart Peeters
• Jan Leyers - singer-songwriter/philosopher/TV-producer

References

1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)

Bibliography

• Van Den Weygaert, Luc. "Hove in de wereld" (Hove in the world), Edit. Ouderits, Hove (Antwerp), 2010, 26 p.
• Van Den Weygaert, Luc. "Hove, culturele en toeristische verkenningen", Edit. Ouderits, Hove (Antwerp), 2012, 24 p.
• Van Gysel, Albert. "Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis van Hove" (The History of Hove), Edit. Jos Verheyen, Boechout (Antwerp), 1957, 80 p.

External links

• Media related to Hove, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons
• (Dutch) Hove official website