Kasterlee

Kasterlee
Municipality

Flag

Coat of arms
Kasterlee

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 51°15′N 04°57′E / 51.250°N 4.950°E / 51.250; 4.950Coordinates: 51°15′N 04°57′E / 51.250°N 4.950°E / 51.250; 4.950
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Arrondissement Turnhout
Government
  Mayor Ward Kennes (CD&V)
  Governing party/ies CD&V
Area
  Total 71.52 km2 (27.61 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 18,331
  Density 260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Postal codes 2460
Area codes 014
Website www.kasterlee.be

Kasterlee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑstərleː]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Kasterlee proper, Lichtaart and Tielen. On January 1, 2006 Kasterlee had a total population of 17,908. The total area is 71.56 km² which gives a population density of 250 inhabitants per km². The town is twinned with Plaffeien.

Notable people

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.