Kalmthout
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Location of Kalmthout in the province of Antwerp
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Province | Antwerp | ||
| Arrondissement | Antwerp | ||
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| • Mayor | Lukas Jacobs (CD&V) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V, VLD | ||
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| • Total | 59.45 km2 (22.95 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
| • Total | 18,126 | ||
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 2920 | ||
| Area codes | 03 | ||
| Website | www.kalmthout.be | ||
Kalmthout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑlmtɦʌu̯t]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek and Nieuwmoer. On January 1, 2007 Kalmthout had a population of 17,508. The total area is 59.45 square kilometres (22.95 sq mi). Kalmthout has a population density of 294 inhabitants per km².
In addition to Kalmthout itself, the municipality also contains the communities of Dorp-Heuvel, Heide, Achterbroek, and Nieuwmoer.
The Arboretum Kalmthout is one of Belgium's most beautiful botanical gardens. The Kalmthoutse Heide is a nature reserve of nearly 10,000 acres (40 km2) spanning the border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Notable inhabitants
- Hector Carlier (1884-1946), industrialist and cofounder of Petrofina
- Maria Rosseels (1916-2005), journalist and writer
- Willy Vandersteen (1913-1990), Flemish comic book creator of Spike and Suzy
- Karel Bossart (1903-1975), Designer of the Atlas missile
- The three members of Flemish folk and world music group Laïs are from Kalmthout.
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- (Dutch) Kalmthout Official website
- (Dutch) Scouts Kalmthout heuvel Official website
- (Dutch) Arboretum Kalmthout Official website
- Kalmthoutse Heide (in English)
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