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Sint-Katelijne-Waver (, old spelling: ''Kathelijne-Waver''; french: Wavre-Sainte-Catherine, ) 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. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver proper. In 2021, Sint-Katelijne-Waver had a total population of 21,197. The total area is 36.12 km2. Roosendael, a ruined relic of a cistercian abbey is situated here and today hosts a youth and touristic centre with pleasant walkways.


Economic activities

Sint-Katelijne-Waver is a centre for market gardening and has many
greenhouse A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse, or, if with sufficient heating, a hothouse) is a structure with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown.These ...
s. The Mechelse Veilingenhttp://www.mv.be in Sint-Katelijne-Waver is the largest co-operative vegetable
auction An auction is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bids, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from the lowest bidder. Some exceptions to this definition e ...
in Europe.


Pictures

Image:Leliestraat Sint-Katelijne-Waver, kijkrichting Mechelen.jpg, Leliestraat Image:Gemeentehuis Sint-Katelijne-Waver, kijkrichting centrum.jpg, Town hall Image:Dorpsplaats Sint-Katelijne-Waver, kijkrichting noord-west.jpg, Church Image:Dorpsplaats Sint-Katelijne-Waver, kijkrichting west.jpg, Town centre


Notable people


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External links

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Official website
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