Turnhout
Encyclopedia
Turnhout (ˈtʏrnʌu̯t) is a Belgian
municipality located in the Flemish
province
of Antwerp
. The city is also known as the Capital of the Campine
. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. On January 1, 2010 Turnhout had a total population of 40.763. The total area is 56.06 km² which gives a population density
of 710 inhabitants per km².
Turnhout, is famous as the world center of the playing card
and is both legally and administratively the capital of the Kempen
region and of the Arrondissement of Turnhout
. It is also the economic and cultural center of its region with more than 40 schools. There is also an important services sector with 2 hospitals, a 2 stage theatre and an 8 screen cinema.
Turnhout is located at about 51.3 North and 4.9 East, 42 km from the centre of Antwerp, 30 km from Breda
and Tilburg
, 40 km from Eindhoven. The football
club of the city is K.V. Turnhout
.
that seems to have existed since 1110 or earlier. This hunting past is still reflected in the city's coat of arms
. The small community that developed obtained its Libertas as a "free city" from Henry I, Duke of Brabant
in about 1212. In 1338, the privilege of organizing a market on Saturday was granted, a tradition that still holds today. In 1466 a traveler described the well-built houses and paved roads, and counted five churches.
By the 16th century Turnhout had become a wealthy commercial center. Unfortunately there were not only ups, but also downs. The end of the 16th century brought war
, fire
, confiscation
s and epidemic
s. Suppression and inquisition
made many progressive citizens to take refuge in Holland, leaving the land of Turnhout impoverished. The further history of Turnhout consists of a series of ups and downs. Many times, the city and surroundings were the playground of armies
, resulting in two major battle
s named after Turnhout: one in 1597
and one in 1789
are referred to as Battle of Turnhout.
In 1830 Belgium
became independent, and Turnhout fell just south of the new border with the Netherlands
. The period of peace between 1831 and 1914 saw the digging of the canal
(1846) and the construction of the railroad (1855).
In the late Middle Ages
Turnhout was a well-known center for the weaving
of bedding articles and of the linen
trade. At the start of the 19th century these trades were replaced by industries based on the use of paper. Pieter Corbeels
and Philippus Jacobus Brepols
are considered to be the founder of this industry. Turnhout retains much of this industry today. Numerous graphics companies are located in the region, such as Brepols
, Group Joos
, Proost International Book Production, Van Genechten Packaging
, and last but not least Cartamundi
, the world market leader of the playing card
industry. In addition the Belgian Centre for the Graphics Industry, and the Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication
(Campus Blairon
) are located in Turnhout. Soudal
, whose headquarters is located in Turnhout, is one of the leading companies in sealants.
of the Dukes of Brabant
, the gothic
church of St. Peter, the beguinage
(begijnhof) dating from the 13th century, the 14th century gothic
chapel of Theobald and the Taxandria museum housed in a prestigious renaissance
mansion. Of particular interest is the Museum of the Playing Card. This is located in an old factory building downtown and houses a beautifully restored steam engine.
The beguinage was recognized by UNESCO
as a World Heritage Site
in 1998.
Every year, there is also the film festival Open Doek.
During the summer months, the "Vrij-dagen" are organised. For a certain period, every Friday ('vrijdag' in Dutch) two artists or bands give a live performance. The event is completely free ('vrij' in Belgian) and attracts large crowds, strongly benefitting the local economy.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
municipality located in the Flemish
Flemish Region
The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system...
province
Provinces of Belgium
Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each.The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Belgian Constitution...
of Antwerp
Antwerp (province)
Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp...
. The city is also known as the Capital of the Campine
Campine
The Campine is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-western Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands...
. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. On January 1, 2010 Turnhout had a total population of 40.763. The total area is 56.06 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 710 inhabitants per km².
Turnhout, is famous as the world center of the playing card
Playing card
A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games...
and is both legally and administratively the capital of the Kempen
Campine
The Campine is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-western Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands...
region and of the Arrondissement of Turnhout
Arrondissement of Turnhout
The Arrondissement of Turnhout is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
. It is also the economic and cultural center of its region with more than 40 schools. There is also an important services sector with 2 hospitals, a 2 stage theatre and an 8 screen cinema.
Turnhout is located at about 51.3 North and 4.9 East, 42 km from the centre of Antwerp, 30 km from Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
and Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
, 40 km from Eindhoven. The football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club of the city is K.V. Turnhout
K.V. Turnhout
K.V. Turnhout is a Belgian football club, from the municipality of Turnhout.-History:K.V. Turnhout was founded as Turnhout Sport in 1912 with matricule n°148. After World War I, the club was refounded as F.C. Turnhout with the same matriculation...
.
History
Turnhout originated on the crossroads of two major trade routes and in the protection of the hunting castle of the Dukes of BrabantDuke of Brabant
The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184. The title "Duke of Brabant" was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of Henry I, son of Godfrey III of Leuven . The Duchy of Brabant was a feudal elevation of the since 1085/1086 existing title of Landgrave of Brabant...
that seems to have existed since 1110 or earlier. This hunting past is still reflected in the city's coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
. The small community that developed obtained its Libertas as a "free city" from Henry I, Duke of Brabant
Henry I, Duke of Brabant
Henry I of Brabant , named "The Courageous" Duke of Brabant and Duke of Lower Lotharingia until his death.-Biography:...
in about 1212. In 1338, the privilege of organizing a market on Saturday was granted, a tradition that still holds today. In 1466 a traveler described the well-built houses and paved roads, and counted five churches.
By the 16th century Turnhout had become a wealthy commercial center. Unfortunately there were not only ups, but also downs. The end of the 16th century brought war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
, fire
Fire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition....
, confiscation
Confiscation
Confiscation, from the Latin confiscatio 'joining to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury' is a legal seizure without compensation by a government or other public authority...
s and epidemic
Epidemic
In epidemiology, an epidemic , occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience...
s. Suppression and inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...
made many progressive citizens to take refuge in Holland, leaving the land of Turnhout impoverished. The further history of Turnhout consists of a series of ups and downs. Many times, the city and surroundings were the playground of armies
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
, resulting in two major battle
Battle
Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign...
s named after Turnhout: one in 1597
Battle of Turnhout (1597)
The Battle of Turnhout, 1597 occurred during the Eighty Years' War where Turnhout was in the border area between the Northern and Southern Netherlands. Though the town had not been walled, Turnhout was an important strategic town...
and one in 1789
Battle of Turnhout (1789)
The Battle of Turnhout was a revolt against Austrian rule of the Southern Netherlands began in the Kempen region. On October 27, 1789, this led to a battle near Turnhout against the Austrian army, in which the latter was defeated. The rebel army was able to lure the Austrians in to the city were...
are referred to as Battle of Turnhout.
In 1830 Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
became independent, and Turnhout fell just south of the new border with the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The period of peace between 1831 and 1914 saw the digging of the canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
(1846) and the construction of the railroad (1855).
In the late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
Turnhout was a well-known center for the weaving
Weaving
Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The other methods are knitting, lace making and felting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling...
of bedding articles and of the linen
Linen
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum. Linen is labor-intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather....
trade. At the start of the 19th century these trades were replaced by industries based on the use of paper. Pieter Corbeels
Pieter Corbeels
Pieter Corbeels was a Belgian book printer and resistance leader. He commanded part of the Brabantine forces during a revolt against the French Revolutionary regime known as the Boerenkrijg ....
and Philippus Jacobus Brepols
Philippus Jacobus Brepols
Philippus Jacobus Brepols was a Belgian businessman and founder of the Brepols printing family-business in Turnhout, Belgium.In 1795, Pieter Corbeels, a printer from Leuven moved together with his assistant Philippus Jacobus Brepols, to Turnhout, possibly to flee the French military which occupied...
are considered to be the founder of this industry. Turnhout retains much of this industry today. Numerous graphics companies are located in the region, such as Brepols
Brepols
Brepols was once one of the largest printing companies of the world and one of the main employers in Turnhout . Besides its printing business, Brepols is also active as a publisher...
, Group Joos
Group Joos
The Group Joos is a Belgian graphical company, located in Turnhout, Belgium. It is one of the companies of the printing valley of the Turnhout region.-History:In 1935 Jos Joos founds the printing company Joos as a family-business...
, Proost International Book Production, Van Genechten Packaging
Van Genechten Packaging
Van Genechten Packaging is a Belgian printing company, located in Turnhout. It is one of the companies of the printing valley located around Turnhout, Belgium.-History:...
, and last but not least Cartamundi
Cartamundi
Cartamundi, also called Carta Mundi, is a Belgian company, based in Turnhout, that produces and sells board games, card games, collectible card games, packages and playing cards through its manufacturing and sales subsidiaries...
, the world market leader of the playing card
Playing card
A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games...
industry. In addition the Belgian Centre for the Graphics Industry, and the Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication
Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication
The Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication is a Flemish non-profit organization for graphic communication, founded in 1997 and since 2000 located at the Campus Blairon in Turnhout...
(Campus Blairon
Campus Blairon
The Campus Blairon is a business incubator, education site, local government site, medical post and a seminar centre located in Turnhout in the campine region of the Antwerp province . The general services of the site are being managed by the DienstenCompagnie...
) are located in Turnhout. Soudal
Soudal
Soudal is a Belgian company whose headquarter is located in Turnhout . The company has developed into one of the most important independent producers of silicone and caulks , Polyurethane-Foams and adhesives in Europe.Soudal has a consolidated turnover of 340 million USD, and the company...
, whose headquarters is located in Turnhout, is one of the leading companies in sealants.
Sights
Architectural sights worth visiting are the 12th century castleCastle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
of the Dukes of Brabant
Duke of Brabant
The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184. The title "Duke of Brabant" was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of Henry I, son of Godfrey III of Leuven . The Duchy of Brabant was a feudal elevation of the since 1085/1086 existing title of Landgrave of Brabant...
, the gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
church of St. Peter, the beguinage
Béguinage
A béguinage or begijnhof is a collection of small buildings used by Beguines. These were various lay sisterhoods of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in the 13th century in the Low Countries, comprising religious women who sought to serve God without retiring from the world.-Description:A...
(begijnhof) dating from the 13th century, the 14th century gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
chapel of Theobald and the Taxandria museum housed in a prestigious renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
mansion. Of particular interest is the Museum of the Playing Card. This is located in an old factory building downtown and houses a beautifully restored steam engine.
The beguinage was recognized by UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
as a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
in 1998.
Events
Turnhout is host to the biannual comic festival Strip Turnhout, the oldest comic festival of Flanders, and one of the largest.Every year, there is also the film festival Open Doek.
During the summer months, the "Vrij-dagen" are organised. For a certain period, every Friday ('vrijdag' in Dutch) two artists or bands give a live performance. The event is completely free ('vrij' in Belgian) and attracts large crowds, strongly benefitting the local economy.
Famous inhabitants
- Walter Bax, Currently ranked World Number 1 in artistic billiardsArtistic billiardsArtistic billiards, sometimes called fantasy billiards or fantaisie classique, is a carom billiards discipline in which players compete at performing 76 preset shots of varying difficulty...
- Philippus Jacobus BrepolsPhilippus Jacobus BrepolsPhilippus Jacobus Brepols was a Belgian businessman and founder of the Brepols printing family-business in Turnhout, Belgium.In 1795, Pieter Corbeels, a printer from Leuven moved together with his assistant Philippus Jacobus Brepols, to Turnhout, possibly to flee the French military which occupied...
, founder of BrepolsBrepolsBrepols was once one of the largest printing companies of the world and one of the main employers in Turnhout . Besides its printing business, Brepols is also active as a publisher... - Pieter CorbeelsPieter CorbeelsPieter Corbeels was a Belgian book printer and resistance leader. He commanded part of the Brabantine forces during a revolt against the French Revolutionary regime known as the Boerenkrijg ....
, printer and a leader of the Boerenkrijg - Filip DaemsFilip DaemsFilip Daems is a Belgian footballer.Daems is a defender who played for Belgian club Geel. He then moved to Lierse S.K. and Gençlerbirliği S.K. In January 2005 he signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach....
, footballer (b. 1978) - Bart DockxBart DockxBart Dockx is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :* Oostrozebeke * Vlaamse Pijl * 3rd, National U23 Road Race Championship...
, professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam Predictor-Lotto - Didier de Chaffoy de CourcellesDidier de Chaffoy de CourcellesDidier R.G.G. de Chaffoy de Courcelles is a Belgian scientist and businessman. He is Senior Vice President of Drug Discovery Europe, and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development , a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica .-Education:Didier de Chaffoy de Courcelles went to highschool at...
(b. 1953), scientist and businessman - François du FourFrançois du FourBaron François du Four was a Belgian industrialist. He married Germaine Henry in 1902, and together they had seven daughters and a son....
, printer and mayor. - Paul GeertsPaul GeertsPaul Geerts is a Flemish comics artist who succeeded Willy Vandersteen as the main artist of the Spike and Suzy series.-References:...
, comics artist, successor of Willy VandersteenWilly VandersteenWilly Vandersteen was a Belgian creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, selling more than 200 million copies worldwide....
as artist and author for the Spike and SuzySpike and SuzySpike and Suzy, the British title for Suske en Wiske in Dutch, is a comics series created by the Belgian comics author Willy Vandersteen. The strip is known as Bob et Bobette in French and Willy and Wanda in the U.S. It was first published in De Nieuwe Standaard in 1945 and soon became popular...
comics (b. 1937) - Joris HendrickxJoris HendrickxJoris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš....
, 2009 Sidecarcross world champion2009 Sidecarcross world championshipThe 2009 FIM Sidecarcross world championship, the 30th edition of the competition, started on 29 March and finished after thirteen race weekends on 13 September 2009.... - Constant JanssenConstant JanssenDr. Jan Constant Janssen , was a Belgian physician and businessman. He was the third child of Adriaan Victor Janssen and Anna Catharina Eelen . He went to highschool in Hoogstraten and studied medicine at the Catholic University of Leuven and the University of Ghent...
, father of Paul Janssen and founder of the N.V. Producten Richter. - Paul JanssenPaul JanssenPaul Adriaan Jan, Baron Janssen was the founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica, a pharmaceutical company with over 20,000 employees. In 2005 he finished as runner up, after Father Damien, in the poll for The Greatest Belgian organized by the regional Flemish television...
, pharmacologist, founder of Janssen PharmaceuticaJanssen PharmaceuticaJanssen Pharmaceutica is pharmaceutical company, established in Belgium in 1953 by Paul Janssen. Its headquarters are located in Beerse, in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp, Belgium. It was created not as a subsidiary of a chemical factory but solely with the aim of conducting...
(1926-2003) - Flor JoosenFlor JoosenFlor Joosen is a Belgian businessman, who became well known for his caviar business. Since 1 July 2007, he is also president of UNIZO.-Education:...
(b. Turnhout, 1952) businessman, well known for his caviarCaviarCaviar, sometimes called black caviar, is a luxury delicacy, consisting of processed, salted, non-fertilized sturgeon roe. The roe can be "fresh" or pasteurized, the latter having much less culinary and economic value....
business. - Micha MarahMicha MarahMicha Marah is a Belgian singer and actress. She represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 with the song "Hey Nana".-Filmography:* Avondspelen TV movie as Marleen...
, singer, Eurovision representant in 1979 (b. 1953) - Aloïs MichielsenAloïs MichielsenAloïs Michielsen is a Belgian businessman. He obtained a Master degree as a Civil Engineer and a degree in Applied Economic Sciences at the Universite Catholique de Louvain...
, born in Turnhout, chairman of the board and former CEO of SolvaySolvay (company)Solvay S.A. is a Belgian chemical company with its head office in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It was founded in 1863 by Ernest Solvay to produce sodium carbonate by the solvay process. Since then the company has diversified to two major sectors of activity: chemicals and plastics... - Jozef SimonsJozef SimonsJozef Simons was a Flemish writer and poet. Jozef Simons was active in the socio-cultural life of the Campine, among other things as a President of the Association of Campine writers...
, writer (OelegemRanstRanst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Broechem, Emblem, Oelegem and Ranst proper. On January 1, 2006 Ranst had a total population of 17,827. The total area is 43.58 km² which gives a population density of 409 inhabitants per km²....
1888 - Turnhout 1948) - Lieve SlegersLieve SlegersLieve Slegers is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on 28 April 1996 clocking 2:28:06. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's 10,000 metres, where she was eliminated in the qualifying heats. Slegers also competed at the...
, long-distance runner (b. 1965) - Jan Renier SniedersJan Renier SniedersJan Renier Snieders , a brother of August Snieders, was a Flemish writer. He studied medicine in Leuven, and in 1838 he settled as a physician in Turnhout, where he did much to promote literature and for which reason he founded the society De Dageraad...
, physician and writer (1812-1888) - Paul StoffelsPaul StoffelsPaul Stoffels is a Belgian MD, who studied Medicine at the University of Hasselt and the University of Antwerp . In addition he studied Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at the Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium...
, co-founder of TibotecTibotecTibotec is a pharmaceutical company with a focus on research and development for the treatment of infectious diseases such as HIV , and Hepatitis C...
and VircoVircoVirco was a biotech company located in Mechelen, Belgium. It provides a quantitative phenotype prediction for HIV resistance testing. The prediction is achieved by performing a search in a database of genotype-phenotype pairs and matching the mutations in the database with those of the sample of... - Jozef van Hoeck, writer (Turnhout 1922- JetteJetteJette is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.The Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Dutch-speaking university of Brussels has built its hospital and medical campus in Jette, while its other buildings are in the so-called Etterbeek campus actually...
1996) - Cornelis VerdonckCornelis VerdonckCornelis Verdonck was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He was one of the last members of the Franco-Flemish school of polyphony, and was a notable composer of madrigals in a style that blended both Italian and native Netherlandish idioms.-Life:Verdonck was born in Turnhout...
, composer of the late RenaissanceRenaissanceThe Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
(1563-1625) - Chika UnigweChika UnigweChika Unigwe is a Nigerian-born author and she writes in English and Dutch.Chika Unigwe has a Ph.D in Literature from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Her debut novel, De Feniks was published in 2005 by Meulenhoff and Manteau and was shortlisted for the Vrouw en Kultuur debuutprijs...
, writer
Surrounding villages/municipalities
- Baarle-HertogBaarle-HertogBaarle-Hertog is a municipality belonging to the Belgian province of Antwerp, but for the biggest part located in the Netherlands province of North Brabant. The municipality only comprises the town of Baarle-Hertog proper. On January 1, 2006 Baarle-Hertog had a total population of 2,306...
- BeerseBeerseBeerse is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerse proper and Vlimmeren. On 1 January 2006 Beerse had a total population of 16,482. By the end of 2007, this number had risen to 16,757. The total area is 37.48 km² which gives a...
- KasterleeKasterleeKasterlee is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Kasterlee proper, Lichtaart and Tielen. On January 1, 2006 Kasterlee had a total population of 17,908. The total area is 71.56 km² which gives a population density of 250 inhabitants per...
- MerksplasMerksplasMerksplas is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Merksplas proper. On January 1, 2006 Merksplas had a total population of 8,173. The total area is 44.56 km² which gives a population density of 183 inhabitants per km².-External...
- Oud-TurnhoutOud-TurnhoutOud-Turnhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Oud-Turnhout proper. On January 1, 2006 Oud-Turnhout had a total population of 12,653. The total area is 38.80 km² which gives a population density of 326 inhabitants per...
- RavelsRavelsRavels is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Poppel, Ravels proper and Weelde. On January 1, 2006 Ravels had a total population of 13,762. The total area is 94.99 km² which gives a population density of 145 inhabitants per km²...
- TielenTielenTielen is a village in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. It is part of the municipality of Kasterlee. The nearest town is the neighbouring town of Turnhout. Other neighbouring villages are Vosselaar, Lichtaart, Poederlee, Lille and Gierle....
- VosselaarVosselaarVosselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Vosselaar proper. On January 1, 2006 Vosselaar had a total population of 10,142. The total area is 11.85 km² which gives a population density of 856 inhabitants per km².There are 3...
External links
- Official website - Available only in DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
- Gazet van Turnhout - Internetkrant van de Turnhoutse stadsregio - In Dutch only
- Strip Turnhout - English version under construction
- Open Doek - In Dutch only
- Vrij-Dagen - In Dutch only