Westerlo

For the town in Albany County, see Westerlo, New York.

Westerlo
Municipality
Town Hall of Westerlo Town Hall of Westerlo
Flag of Westerlo Flag Coat of arms of Westerlo Coat of arms
Westerlo Location in Belgium
Westerlo municipality in the province of Antwerp 250x250px
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Turnhout
Government
• Mayor	Guy Van Hirtum (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	55.13 km2 (21.29 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	24,379
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	2260
Area codes	014 - 015 - 016
Website	www.westerlo.be

Westerlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛstərloː]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns:

• Westerlo centrum (population 3,831)
• Oevel (population 3,454)
• Tongerlo (population 4,679)
• Heultje (population 3,973)
• Voortkapel (population 2,408)
• Oosterwijk (population 2,350)
• Zoerle-Parwijs (population 2,202)

On January 1, 2006 Westerlo had a total population of 22,896. The total area is 55.13 km² which gives a population density of 415 inhabitants per km².

Places of interest

Tongerlo Abbey contains a very old and fine copy of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. It is also known as home of the Tongerlo Abbey beer, but this is no longer brewed at the abbey.

Gallery

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  Westerlo, townhall

• Westerlo, kerk foto2 2009-08-29 18.39.JPG

  Westerlo, church

• Tongerlo, kerk foto2 2009-08-30 09.56.JPG

  Tongerlo, church

• Oevel, kerk foto2 2009-08-30 10.12.JPG

  Oevel, church

See also

• Jean Philippe Eugène de Mérode
• Castle of Westerlo
• K.V.C. Westerlo

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Dutch)