Morlanwelz
Morlanwelz
Marlanwé(Walloon) | |
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 Morlanwelz town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Morlanwelz  | |
  Morlanwelz Location in Belgium
Location of Morlanwelz in Hainaut  | |
| Coordinates:50°27′N04°14′E/ 50.450°N 4.233°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | La Louvière |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Moureau |
| • Governing party/ies | PS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.38 km2(7.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,019 |
| • Density | 930/km2(2,400/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7140, 7141 |
| NIS code | 58004 |
| Area codes | 064 |
| Website | morlanwelz.be |
Morlanwelz(French pronunciation:[mɔʁlɑ̃we];Walloon:Marlanwé) is amunicipalityofWallonialocated in theprovince of Hainaut,Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km2which gives apopulation densityof 918 inhabitants per km2.Its postcode is 7140.
The municipality consists of the following districts:Carnières,Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde,andMorlanwelz-Mariemont.
Sister cities
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Notable people of Morlanwelz
[edit]Born in Morlanwelz:
- Elio Di Rupo(1951), Walloon Minister President.
- Arthur Warocqué(1835–1880), industrialist and promoter of Belgian horticulture[2]after whom thearumAnthurium warocqueanumwas named.[3]
Resided in Morlanwelz:
- Raoul Warocqué(1870–1917), Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz (1900–1917)
- Marino Stephanonée Stéphane Marino (1974-1999), Belgian Trance music producer and DJ.[4][5][6]
Image gallery
[edit]- Parc de Mariemont
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018".Statbel.Retrieved9 March2019.
- ^Arthur Warocqué (French)
- ^James Herbert Veitch(2006).Hortus Veitchii(reprint ed.).Caradoc Doy.p. 227.ISBN0-9553515-0-2.
- ^"Marino Stephano".Discogs.Retrieved2020-03-22.
- ^"Marino Stephano - Google Search".google.Retrieved2020-03-22.
- ^"Marino Stephano",Wikipedia(in German), 2018-05-30,retrieved2020-03-22
External links
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Media related toMorlanwelzat Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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