Morlanwelz




Municipality in French Community, Belgium































































Morlanwelz
Municipality

Morlanwelz town hall
Morlanwelz town hall



Coat of arms of Morlanwelz
Coat of arms



Morlanwelz is located in Belgium

Morlanwelz

Morlanwelz



Location in Belgium

Location of Morlanwelz in Hainaut


Morlanwelz Hainaut Belgium Map.png



Coordinates: 50°27′N 04°14′E / 50.450°N 4.233°E / 50.450; 4.233Coordinates: 50°27′N 04°14′E / 50.450°N 4.233°E / 50.450; 4.233
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Arrondissement Thuin
Government

 • Mayor Christian Moureau
 • Governing party/ies PS
Area

 • Total 20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi)
Population
(2018-01-01)[1]

 • Total 19,019
 • Density 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal codes
7140, 7141
Area codes 064
Website www.morlanwelz.be

Morlanwelz is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km² which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km². Its postcode is 7140.


The Morlanwelz municipality includes the old municipalities of Morlanwelz-Mariemont, Carnières, and Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde.




Contents






  • 1 Sister cities


  • 2 Notable people of Morlanwelz


  • 3 Image gallery


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Sister cities




  • Flag of Italy.svg Villarosa, Italy (2002)


  • Flag of France.svg Le Quesnoy, France


  • Flag of Poland.svg Pleszew, Poland


  • Flag of Romania.svg Blaj, Romania



Notable people of Morlanwelz


Born in Morlanwelz:




  • Elio Di Rupo (1951), Belgian prime minister.


  • Arthur Warocqué [fr] (1835–1880), industrialist and promotor of Belgian horticulture[2] after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.[3]


Resided in Morlanwelz:



  • Raoul Warocqué (1870–1917), Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz (1900–1917)


Image gallery




See also



  • Morlanwelz train collision and runaway

  • Musée royal de Mariemont



References





  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Arthur Warocqué (French)


  3. ^ James Herbert Veitch (2006). Hortus Veitchii (reprint ed.). Caradoc Doy. p. 227. ISBN 0-9553515-0-2.




External links




  • Media related to Morlanwelz at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website












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