Kinrooi

Kinrooi
Municipality
Kinrooi town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Kinrooi Location in Belgium
Location of Kinrooi in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°09′N 05°45′E / 51.150°N 5.750°E / 51.150; 5.750Coordinates: 51°09′N 05°45′E / 51.150°N 5.750°E / 51.150; 5.750
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Maaseik
Government
• Mayor	Jo Brouns (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	54.76 km2 (21.14 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	12,252
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Postal codes	3640
Area codes	089
Website	www.kinrooi.be

Kinrooi is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, between Maaseik and Bree. On January 1, 2006, Kinrooi had a total population of 11,977. The total area is 54.76 km² which gives a population density of 219 inhabitants per km².

Kinrooi was formed on September 18, 1971, when the four municipalities Kinrooi, Kessenich, Geistingen-Ophoven and Molenbeersel were fused. There have been three mayors. The current mayor is Jo Brouns.

History

Before, Kinrooi was a hamlet of the village of Kessenich. The flag reminds to that; the clarions stood on the shield of Kessenich. After the independence of Belgium in 1839 it became a little municipality, together with some near hamlets. In 2005 there are prehistoric remains found in the center, when it was being renovated.

Economy

Kinrooi, windmill

Kinrooi's main economic activities are agriculture, tourism and the reclamation of gravel, sand and loam. The downside of this reclamation is that a lot of land surface gets lost. Tourism is also an important resource. Kinrooi attracts a lot of tourists because it has seven nature reserves that harbor rare animal and plant species, it has a marina and because it has several old windmills. Besides, there is a lot of watersporting, in the old gravel pools. One of them, lying in Ophoven, is now the greatest inner harbour of Europe.

References

External links

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

		Weert (NL-LI), Leudal (NL-LI)
	Bocholt Bree		Maasgouw (NL-LI)
		Kinrooi
		Maaseik

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