Opwijk
Opwijk | |
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Coordinates: 50°58′N 04°11′E / 50.967°N 4.183°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | Flemish Brabant |
Arrondissement | Halle-Vilvoorde |
Government | |
• Mayor | Inez De Coninck (N-VA) |
• Governing party/ies | Open VLD, N-VA |
Area | |
• Total | 19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 14,378 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 1745 |
NIS code | 23060 |
Area codes | 052, 02 |
Website | www.opwijk.be |
Opwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔpʋɛik]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Mazenzele and Opwijk proper. On January 1, 2012, Opwijk had a total population of 13,990. The total area is 19.69 km2 which gives a population density of 690 inhabitants per km2.
Places of interest
Built heritage
- The church of Saint-Paul
- The monastery of the sisters of Saint-Vincentius a Pauo
Places of commemoration
- At the cemetery, against a red beech, a monument commemorates the fallen soldiers of World War I. Besides a lot of veterans are buried here.
Other heritage
- The garden of the notary house of Wijnants. Today the garden is part of a school. Only a few trees are left over, such as a beautiful weeping beech (fagus sylvatica Pendula).
- The garden of 'Temmershof'. In 2007 most of the park was destroyed, except a few trees such as a big horse chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum).
Parks
- The central park 'Hof ten Hemelrijk' or in English 'court of heaven' with lawn, a pond and trees. In 2018 a lime tree was planted as a peace tree for the commemoration of the end of World War I.
- The small 'Processiepark'. In this parks there is a tree circle of red beeches with two trees that fused together in a special way.
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Media related to Opwijk at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
- Heemkring Opwijk-Mazenzele - Available only in Dutch