Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Location in Belgium

Location of Sint-Katelijne-Waver in the province of Antwerp

Coordinates: 51°04′N 04°32′E / 51.067°N 4.533°E / 51.067; 4.533Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceAntwerpArrondissementMechelenGovernment

• MayorKristof Sels (N-VA) • Governing party/iesN-VA, CD&VArea

• Total36.16 km² (13.96 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total20,870 • Density580/km² (1,500/sq mi)Postal codes

2860, 2861

NIS code

12035

Area codes015, 03Websitewww.sint-katelijne-waver.be

Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt kaːtəˌlɛi̯nə ˈʋaːvər], old spelling: Kathelijne-Waver; French: Wavre-Sainte-Catherine, French pronunciation: [wavʁ sɛ̃t katʁin]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver proper. In 2021, Sint-Katelijne-Waver had a total population of 21,197.^[2] The total area is 36.12 km². Roosendael, a ruined relic of a cistercian abbey is situated here and today hosts a youth and touristic centre with pleasant walkways.

Economic activities

Sint-Katelijne-Waver is a centre for market gardening and has many greenhouses. The Mechelse Veilingen^[3] in Sint-Katelijne-Waver is the largest co-operative vegetable auction in Europe.

Pictures

Leliestraat
Town hall
Church
Town centre

Twin towns

Iernut (Romania), since 2001

Notable people

Jef Andries, footballer (1919–2006)
Louis Budts, racing cyclist (1890–1977)
Alois De Hertog, racing cyclist (1927–1993)
Jean Dockx, footballer (1941–2002)
Herman Portocarero, writer and diplomat (b. 1952)
Frans Verschoren, writer (1874–1951)

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 12035". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "Verbazend plezant". BelOrta.