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Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
Willebroek
Municipality
Willebroek town hallWillebroek town hall
Flag of WillebroekFlagCoat of arms of WillebroekCoat of arms
Location of Willebroek
Willebroek is located in BelgiumWillebroekWillebroekLocation in Belgium Location of Willebroek in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°04′N 04°22′E / 51.067°N 4.367°E / 51.067; 4.367
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceAntwerp
ArrondissementMechelen
Government
 • MayorEddy Bevers (N-VA)
 • Governing party/iesN-VA, Groen, Open VLD
Area
 • Total27.37 km (10.57 sq mi)
Population
 • Total26,223
 • Density960/km (2,500/sq mi)
Postal codes2830
NIS code12040
Area codes03
Websitewww.willebroek.be

Willebroek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləbruk], old spelling: Willebroeck, also French: Willebrouck) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Blaasveld [nl], Heindonk, Tisselt [nl], Klein Willebroek, and Willebroek proper. In 2021, Willebroek had a total population of 27,081. The total area is 27.41 km.

Willebroek is linked to Brussels by the Willebroek Canal.

Willebroek is also home to the Kanaalfeesten, a yearly festival that takes place throughout the town which includes live concerts (mostly of local bands) and general festival attractions, like a mini roller coaster, a duck shoot, etc. At Klein-Willebroek the Harmonium Art museuM on pump organs is established in the former Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Its iconic bridge over the Willebroek Canal was infamous for the traffic jams it caused, even making it the subject of a song: De Brug van Willebroek by Wannes Van de Velde.

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 12040". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

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Places adjacent to Willebroek
Boom, Rumst
Puurs Willebroek Mechelen
Londerzeel (VBR) Kapelle-op-den-Bos (VBR)
Municipalities in Antwerp Province, Flanders, Belgium
Antwerp
Mechelen
Turnhout
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