Westerlo

Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Westerlo
picture=Westerlo kasteel gravin Jeanne.jpg
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arms=Westerlo wapen.jpg

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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-AN
arrondissement=Turnhout
nis=13049
pyramid-date=01/01/2004
0-19=19.21
20-64=66.27
65=14.52
foreigners=
foreigners-date=
mayor=Guy Van Hirtum (CD&V)
majority=CD&V
postal-codes=2260
telephone-area=014 - 015 - 016
web= [http://www.westerlo.be www.westerlo.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=05
lon_deg=04
lon_min=55

Westerlo is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns:

- Westerlo proper (population 3,831)

- Oevel (population 3,454)

- Tongerlo (population 4,679)

- Heultje (population 3,973)

- Voortkapel (population 2,408)

- Oosterwijk (population 2,350)

- Zoerle-Parwijs (population 2,202)

On January 1 2006 Westerlo had a total population of 22,896. The total area is 55.13 km² which gives a population density of 415 inhabitants per km².

Places of interest

Tongerlo Abbey contains a very old and fine copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. It is also known as home of the Tongerlo Abbey beer, but this is no longer brewed at the abbey.

ee also

*K.V.C. Westerlo
*Castle of Westerlo

External links

* [http://www.westerlo.be Official website] - Only available in Dutch