Zonhoven

Zonhoven
Municipality
Former town hall of Zonhoven
Flag Coat of arms
Zonhoven Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°59′N 5°21′E / 50.983°N 5.350°ECoordinates: 50°59′N 5°21′E / 50.983°N 5.350°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Hasselt
Government
• Mayor	Johny Deraeve (VLD)
• Governing party/ies	VLD - CD&V
Area
• Total	39.34 km^2 (15.19 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	20,887
• Density	530/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	3520
Area codes	011 - 089
Website	www.zonhoven.be

Zonhoven is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2007, Zonhoven had a total population of 20,060. The total area is 39.34 km² which gives a population density of 506 inhabitants per km².

The municipality includes of the following hamlets: Halveweg, Termolen, and Terdonk.

History

On November 18, 1833 the Treaty of Zonhoven was signed in the house named De Franse Kroon between representatives of Holland and Belgium to establish special regulations over the use of the Meuse River by the signatories.

Notable persons born/raised in Zonhoven

• Lieve Baeten, author and illustrator of children's books
• Anke Buckinx, host
• Koen Buyse (1977), frontman of Zornik
• Rik Ceulemans, athlete
• Patrick Claesen aka Pat Krimson DJ, ex-Leopold 3, 2 Fabiola, DJ and producer
• Luc Indestege, writer
• Ingrid Lieten (1964), Flemish minister
• Luc Nilis (1967), former soccer player
• Roel Paulissen, Mountain biking
• Marleen Renders (1968), marathon runner
• Charlotte Timmers (b. Zonhoven, 7 October 1988), actress
• Chris Thys (1954), actress
• Leah Thys (1945), actress
• Jos Vandeloo (1925), writer
• Marilou Vanden Poel-Welkenhuysen, former MOP
• Margot Vanderstraeten, writer
• Tim Vanhamel (1977), frontman van Millionaire and ex-Evil Superstars
• Francesca Vanthielen (b. Eeklo, 1972), actress, host
• Wout Wijsmans (b. Hasselt, 1977), volleyball player
• Kikx, former boyband
• Bieke Broux, Multiple Sclerosis researcher/scientist

Products of Zonhoven

• Zonderik^[2] Belgian beer

Sports

Superprestige round #2 Zonhovenis a cyclo-cross race held every autumn.

Gallery

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  House of the forester

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  18th century chapel in Zonhoven

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  Leah Thys

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
2. "zonderik.be" (in Dutch). zonderik.be. Retrieved 2013-02-28.

External links

• Official website (Dutch)
• Newssite (Dutch)