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°ECoordinates: 51°03′N 03°06′E / 51.050°N 3.100°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Bruges
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Decuyper (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	45.23 km^2 (17.46 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	20,149
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	8820
Area codes	050
Website	www.torhout.be

Torhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɔrɦʌu̯t]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Torhout proper. 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

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

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

External links

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