- Source: Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt kaːtəˌlɛinə 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. 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 in Sint-Katelijne-Waver is the largest co-operative vegetable auction in Europe.
Pictures
Twin towns
Iernut (Romania), since 2001
Notable people
References
External links
Media related to Sint-Katelijne-Waver at Wikimedia Commons
Official website - Available only in Dutch
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar kode pos di Belgia
- Daftar gemeente di Flandria
- Antwerpen (provinsi)
- Sint-Katelijne-Waver
- Sint-Katelijne-Waver railway station
- KU Leuven
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver
- Siege of Antwerp (1914)
- List of universities in Belgium
- List of municipalities of the Flemish Region
- Race to the Sea
- National Redoubt (Belgium)
- Battle of the Yser