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Rumst
Municipality
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Location of Rumst
RumstLocation in Belgium Location of Rumst in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°05′N 04°25′E / 51.083°N 4.417°E / 51.083; 4.417
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Antwerp
Government
• Mayor	Jurgen Callaerts (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, CD&V -3D
Area
• Total	20.15 km (7.78 sq mi)
Population
• Total	15,114
• Density	750/km (1,900/sq mi)
Postal codes	2840
NIS code	11037
Area codes	03, 015
Website	www.rumst.be

Rumst (Dutch pronunciation: [rʏmst], old spelling: Rumpst) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Since 1976 the municipality not only comprises Rumst proper but also the towns of Reet [nl] (old spelling: Reeth) and Terhagen [nl], which were independent municipalities before that year.

Industry in Rumst, like Boom, was heavily focused around the production of clay products like bricks. This industry has largely disappeared after 1970.

In Rumst, the river Rupel starts as a combination of the Dijle and Nete (river) rivers.

In 2021, Rumst had a total population of 15,146. The total area is 19.90 km (7.68 sq mi).

Notable residents

• Kristof Calvo, Belgian politician, was born in Rumst
• Lotte Kopecky, Belgian cyclist, was born in Rumst
• Yvonne Verbeeck, actress

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 11037". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

External links

• Media related to Rumst at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Dutch) Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Rumst
Niel Aartselaar, Kontich Boom Rumst Duffel Willebroek Mechelen Sint-Katelijne-Waver

v t e Municipalities in Antwerp Province, Flanders, Belgium
Antwerp	Aartselaar Antwerp Boechout Boom Brasschaat Brecht Edegem Essen Hemiksem Hove Kalmthout Kapellen Kontich Lint Malle Mortsel Niel Ranst Rumst Schelle Schilde Schoten Stabroek Wijnegem Wommelgem Wuustwezel Zandhoven Zoersel Zwijndrecht
Mechelen	Berlaar Bonheiden Bornem Duffel Heist-op-den-Berg Lier Mechelen Nijlen Putte Puurs-Sint-Amands Sint-Katelijne-Waver Willebroek
Turnhout	Arendonk Baarle-Hertog Balen Beerse Dessel Geel Grobbendonk Herentals Herenthout Herselt Hoogstraten Hulshout Kasterlee Laakdal Lille Meerhout Merksplas Mol Olen Oud-Turnhout Ravels Retie Rijkevorsel Turnhout Vorselaar Vosselaar Westerlo
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