Meerhout
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Location of Meerhout in the province of Antwerp
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| Coordinates: 51°08′N 05°05′E / 51.133°N 5.083°ECoordinates: 51°08′N 05°05′E / 51.133°N 5.083°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Province | Antwerp | ||
| Arrondissement | Turnhout | ||
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| • Mayor | André Van Genechten (CD) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | CD, VLD, Vlaams Belang | ||
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| • Total | 36.29 km2 (14.01 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2016) | |||
| • Total | 10,162 | ||
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 2450 | ||
| Area codes | 014 | ||
| Website | www.meerhout.be | ||
Meerhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmeːrɦʌu̯t]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Meerhout proper. As of January 1, 2008, Meerhout had a total population of 9,578. The total area is 36.29 km² which gives a population density of 264 inhabitants per km². In Meerhout some famous people have lived, like Kate Ryan (well known in France and Belgium, The UK, Turkey, Spain and the rest of western Europe).
Meerhout is a part of the Economic Network of the Albertkanaal (Albert Canal, named after King Albert 1).
As of 1 January 2008, there are 9578 people living in Meerhout. 50.4% of them are men, 49.6% are women. Most people are older than 40.
There is quite a lot of tourism in Meerhout. There are many beautiful routes, like the "drieprovincieënroute" (three provinces route), which is a cycling route going through the provinces of Antwerp, Vlaams Brabant and Limburg. There are also some B&Bs available, and most shopkeepers understand English. Meerhout is very popular among people from The Netherlands, Germany and Ireland. A lot of (older) English people visit Meerhout too because of "The Wing" and other memorial icons of WW2. Every year, around the last week-end of April around 30'000 people from all over the world travel to Meerhout to go to Groezrock, one of the world's largest punk rock festivals.
There are only 5 schools in Meerhout, these schools are both Pre- and Primary schools for children between the age of 3 and 12 years old.
There are secondary schools in the neighbourhood which are easily reachable by public transport or car/bicycle, in Geel, Mol, Diest and Tessenderlo.
A cyclo-cross competition is held in October.
Meerhout had its own radio station, "MeerGoud" (MeerHout=>Meergoud, Goud means "Gold"), but it ceased broadcasting in 2006.
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