Torhout

Torhout
Municipality
Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Torhout Location in Belgium
Location of Torhout in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°03′N 03°06′E / 51.050°N 3.100°E / 51.050; 3.100Coordinates: 51°03′N 03°06′E / 51.050°N 3.100°E / 51.050; 3.100
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Bruges
Government
• Mayor	Hilde Crevits (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	45.23 km2 (17.46 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	20,486
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	8820
Area codes	050
Website	www.torhout.be

Torhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɔrɦʌu̯t]) (West Flemish: Toeroet) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henricus, and the hamlet of De Driekoningen. On January 1, 2012, Torhout had a total population of 20,149. The total area is 45.23 km² which gives a population density of 445 inhabitants per km².

People associated with Torhout

• Rimbert, saint
• Josse van Huerter, first settler, and captain-major of the island of Faial in the Portuguese Azores.
• Karel Van Wijnendaele (Founder of Tour of Flanders (Tour of Flanders))
• Benny Vansteelant (Multiple World Champion Duathlon) and Joerie Vansteelant
• Luk Descheemaeker, winner at the 2nd Holocaust cartoon contest in Teheran, 2016 and cultural worldambassador of the town.

Festivities

Torhout-Werchter was until 1999 one of the largest annual pop festivals in Europe. Efforts were made to have a world music festival in Torhout after Torhout Werchter became Rock Werchter, held in Werchter only.

Sports

The main club of the city is Torhout 1992 KM.

References

External links

• Media related to Torhout at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Information available in Dutch and limited information available in French, English and German