Opwijk

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Opwijk
Municipality
Town hall of Opwijk, building 1
Town hall of Opwijk, building 1
Flag of Opwijk
Flag
Coat of arms of Opwijk
Coat of arms
Location of Opwijk in Flemish Brabant
Location of Opwijk in Flemish Brabant
Map
Interactive map of Opwijk
Opwijk is located in Belgium
Opwijk
Opwijk
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°58′N 04°11′E / 50.967°N 4.183°E / 50.967; 4.183
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
Government
 • MayorInez De Coninck (N-VA)
 • Governing partiesOpen VLD, N-VA
Area
 • Total
19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
14,378
 • Density721.8/km2 (1,869/sq mi)
Postal codes
1745
NIS code
23060
Area codes052, 02
Websitewww.opwijk.be

Opwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔpʋɛik]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Mazenzele and Opwijk proper. On January 1, 2012, Opwijk had a total population of 13,990. The total area is 19.69 km2 which gives a population density of 690 inhabitants per km2.

The town hall of Opwijk, building 2
The church of Saint-Paul in the centre of Opwijk

Places of interest

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Built heritage

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  • The church of Saint-Paul
  • The monastery of the sisters of Saint-Vincentius a Pauo

Places of commemoration

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  • At the cemetery, against a red beech, a monument commemorates the fallen soldiers of World War I. Besides a lot of veterans are buried here.

Other heritage

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  • The garden of the notary house of Wijnants. Today the garden is part of a school. Only a few trees are left over, such as a beautiful weeping beech (fagus sylvatica Pendula).
  • The garden of 'Temmershof'. In 2007 most of the park was destroyed, except a few trees such as a big horse chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum).

Parks

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  • The central park 'Hof ten Hemelrijk' or in English 'court of heaven' with lawn, a pond and trees. In 2018 a lime tree was planted as a peace tree for the commemoration of the end of World War I.
  • The small 'Processiepark'. In this parks there is a tree circle of red beeches with two trees that fused together in a special way.

References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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  • Media related to Opwijk at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website - Available only in Dutch
  • Heemkring Opwijk-Mazenzele - Available only in Dutch


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