Torhout (; french: Thourout; vls, Toeroet) is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
and
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of
Wijnendale and
Sint-Henricus, and the hamlet of
De Driekoningen. On January 1, 2012, Torhout had a total population of 20,149. The total area is 45.23 km² which gives a
population density of 445 inhabitants per km².
People associated with Torhout
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Rimbert, saint
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Josse van Huerter, first settler, and captain-major of the island of
Faial in the Portuguese
Azores.
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Karel Van Wijnendaele (Founder of
Tour of Flanders (Tour of Flanders))
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Benny Vansteelant
Benny Vansteelant (19 November 1976 – 14 September 2007) was a Belgian duathlete. For the first decade of the 21st century he was the uncontested icon of Duathlon, winning more than 80% of the races he started at.
Life
He was born in Torhou ...
(Multiple World Champion
Duathlon) and
Joerie Vansteelant
* Luk Descheemaeker, winner at the 2nd
Holocaust cartoon contest in Tehran, 2016.
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Hilde Crevits, Vice Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish minister of Economy, Innovation, Work, Social economy and Agriculture; and former mayor of Torhout (2016-2018)
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Brahim Attaeb
Brahim Attaeb better known by his stage name and mononym Brahim (born in Torhout, Belgium on 24 February 1984), is a Belgian R&B singer and presenter of Moroccan descent.
Music career
Brahim became famous when he participated in Belgian fir ...
,
R&B singer and presenter
Festivities
Torhout-Werchter was until 1999 one of the largest annual pop festivals in Europe. Efforts were made to have a
world music festival in Torhout after Torhout Werchter became Rock Werchter, held in Werchter only.
Sports
The main club of the city is
Torhout 1992 KM.
Sights
Kasteel d'Aertrycke (DSCF9933).jpg, Aertrycke castle
Torhout, de Sint Pietersbandenkerk oeg87619 foto5 2015-09-26 15.45.jpg, Church: Sint Pietersbandenkerk
File:Berg op Zoom. watertoren oeg 87306 foto5 2015-09-26 16.10.jpg, Watertower in Berg op Zoom
References
External links
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* - Information available in
Dutch and limited information available in
French
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** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
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English and
German
Municipalities of West Flanders
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