Kalmthout

Kalmthout
Municipality
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Kalmthout Location in Belgium
Location of Kalmthout in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°23′N 04°28′E / 51.383°N 4.467°ECoordinates: 51°23′N 04°28′E / 51.383°N 4.467°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Antwerp
Government
• Mayor	Lukas Jacobs (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, VLD
Area
• Total	59.45 km^2 (22.95 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	18,126
• Density	300/km^2 (790/sq mi)
Postal codes	2920
Area codes	03
Website	www.kalmthout.be

Kalmthout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑlmtɦʌu̯t]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek and Nieuwmoer. On January 1, 2007 Kalmthout had a population of 17,508. The total area is 59.45 square kilometres (22.95 sq mi). Kalmthout has a population density of 294 inhabitants per km².

In addition to Kalmthout itself, the municipality also contains the communities of Dorp-Heuvel, Heide, Achterbroek, and Nieuwmoer.

The Arboretum Kalmthout is one of Belgium's most beautiful botanical gardens. The Kalmthoutse Heide is a nature reserve of nearly 10,000 acres (40 km²) spanning the border between Belgium and the Netherlands.

Notable inhabitants

• Hector Carlier (1884-1946), industrialist and cofounder of Petrofina
• Maria Rosseels (1916-2005), journalist and writer
• Willy Vandersteen (1913-1990), Flemish comic book creator of Spike and Suzy
• Karel Bossart (1903-1975), Designer of the Atlas missile
• The three members of Flemish folk and world music group Laïs are from Kalmthout.

Achterbroek

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

External links

• Media related to Kalmthout at Wikimedia Commons
• (Dutch) Kalmthout Official website
• (Dutch) Scouts Kalmthout heuvel Official website
• (Dutch) Arboretum Kalmthout Official website
• Kalmthoutse Heide (in English)