Werchter
Werchter | |
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  Werchter Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′N 4°42′E / 50.967°N 4.700°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Province | Flemish Brabant |
| Municipality | Rotselaar |
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |
• Total | 3,443 |
Werchter is a small village in Belgium which has been part of the municipality of Rotselaar since 1 January 1977. It is the site of Rock Werchter and the birthplace of the painters Cornelius Van Leemputten and Frans Van Leemputten. The origin of the Werchter's name is unknown, but is thought to be related to water.[2]
Werchter festival ground
[edit]Rock Werchter
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Rock Werchter is a music festival held annually during the first weekend of the summer holidays in Werchter. It was first organised in 1974. Originally it was a double-festival, called "Rock Torhout-Werchter", with two festival areas on different places in Belgium: one in Torhout and one in Werchter, where the same artists performed the next day. Since 2003 the festival lasts four days. 6 times (between 2003 and 2014), the festival won the Arthur award for the best festival in the world of the International Live Music Conference.[3] It's the largest music festival in Belgium and one of the largest festivals in Europe. Famous over the Belgian borders, each year many renowned groups and artists perform at Rock Werchter, and over 320,000 people come to the festival.[4] There is also a "Rock Werchterroute", a cycling route, around Werchter and Leuven, which also organises an annual music festival, Marktrock.[5]
Separate concerts
[edit]The next concerts were organized on the festival grounds outside the concept of Rock Werchter, or its satellite festvals T/W Classic and Werchter Boutique.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bevolkingscijfers" (in Dutch). The Municipality of Rotselaar. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). The Municipality of Rotselaar. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
- ^ "News - Rock Werchter 2014". Rockwerchter.be. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Rock Werchter - History". rockwerchter.be. 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Marktrock Leuven". marktrock.be (in Dutch). 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Concert: The Police in Festivalpark Werchter op zaterdag 09 augustus 1980". podiuminfo.nl (in Dutch). 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Festivalpark Werchter Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. 28 June 2025.
50°58′N 4°42′E / 50.967°N 4.700°E
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