Berlaar () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

located in the Belgian province of

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

. The municipality comprises the towns of Berlaar proper and . In 2021, Berlaar had a total population of 11,710. The total area is 24.57 km².

History

The current

of Berlaar was founded on 1 January 1965. Berlaar is actually a fusion of the former municipality Gestel and the Core of Berlaar itself. Berlaar is a part of the Belgische Kempen. According to legend, the citizens of the early Middle Ages couldn't agree on where the church had to be built. They let fate decide and let two bears fight over it. Where the one bear killed the other, that would be the location the church should be built. Hence the exceptional position of the church at the end of the village square and not in the centre as usual.

Climate

Gallery

Image:Berlaar, kerk foto8 2009-08-30 15.11.JPG, Berlaar church File:Gemeentehuis Berlaar.jpg, Town hall File:Berlaar café De Kroon.jpg, Pub in Berlaar File:Berlaar Burgerhuis Markt 86.jpg, House on the market

References

External links

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Official website
(Dutch only) Municipalities of Antwerp Province Populated places in Antwerp Province {{Antwerp-geo-stub