Morlanwelz
Morlanwelz | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Morlanwelz town hall | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() ![]() Morlanwelz Location in Belgium Location of Morlanwelz in Hainaut ![]() | |
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
Villarosa, Italy (2002)
Le Quesnoy, France
Pleszew, Poland
Blaj, Romania
Notable people of Morlanwelz
Born in Morlanwelz:
Elio Di Rupo (1951), Belgian prime minister.
Arthur Warocqué (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
- Parc de Mariemont
See also
- Morlanwelz train collision and runaway
- Musée royal de Mariemont
References
^ "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}
^ Arthur Warocqué (French)
^ 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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