Willebroek

Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Willebroek
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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-AN
arrondissement=Mechelen
nis=12040
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20-64=
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mayor=Marc De Laet (sp.a)
majority=sp.a, CD&V
postal-codes=2830
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web= [http://www.willebroek.be/ www.willebroek.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=04
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Willebroek (old spelling: "Willebroeck") is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Blaasveld, Heindonk, Tisselt, Klein Willebroek and Willebroek proper. On January 1 2006 Willebroek had a total population of 23,044. The total area is 27.41 km² which gives a population density of 841 inhabitants per km².

Willebroek is linked to Brussels by the Willebroek Canal.

Willebroek is also home to the Kanaalfeesten, a yearly festival that takes place throughout the town which includes live concerts (mostly of local bands) and general festival attractions, like a mini roller coaster, a duck shoot, etc.

External links

* [http://www.willebroek.be Official website] - Available only in Dutch
* [http://www.willebroek.info Local history & dialect website] - Available only in Dutch