Zonhoven
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Municipality | |||
![]() Former town hall of Zonhoven
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Location in Belgium | |||
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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 km2 (15.19 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
• Total | 20,887 | ||
• Density | 530/km2 (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.
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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
- nl , author and illustrator of children's books
- nl , host
- nl (1977), frontman of Zornik
- nl , athlete
- nl aka Pat Krimson DJ, ex-Leopold 3, 2 Fabiola, DJ and producer
- nl , writer
- nl (1964), Flemish minister
- Luc Nilis (1967), former soccer player
- nl , Mountain biking
- Marleen Renders (1968), marathon runner
- nl (b. Zonhoven, 7 October 1988), actress
- nl (1954), actress
- nl (1945), actress
- Jos Vandeloo (1925), writer
- nl , former MOP
- nl , 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
- nl , former boyband
- nl , Multiple Sclerosis researcher/scientist
Products of Zonhoven
Sports
Superprestige round #2 Zonhovenis a cyclo-cross race held every autumn.
Gallery
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House of the forester
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
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External links
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- Official website (Dutch)
- Newssite (Dutch)
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