Opwijk
Opwijk is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Mazenzele and Opwijk proper. On January 1, 2012, Opwijk had a total population of 13,990.
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Overview
Overview
The total area is 19.69 km 2 which gives a population density of 690 inhabitants per km 2. • Illustration — The town hall of Opwijk, building 2 • Illustration — The church of Saint-Paul in the centre of Opwijk
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Opwijk is a place documented in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Opwijk as an inhabited place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Vlaams-Brabant as the administrative unit of Opwijk.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Opwijk • Arrondissement — Halle-Vilvoorde • Nis — 23060 • Mayor — Inez De Coninck (N-VA) • Majority — Open VLD, N-VA • Postal Code — 1745 • Area Code — 052, 02 • Website — www.opwijk.be
Built heritage
Built heritage
• The church of Saint-Paul • The monastery of the sisters of Saint-Vincentius a Pauo
Places of commemoration
Places of commemoration
• At the cemetery, against a red beech, a monument commemorates the fallen soldiers of World War I. Besides a lot of veterans are buried here.
Other heritage
Other heritage
• The garden of the notary house of Wijnants. Today the garden is part of a school. Only a few trees are left over, such as a beautiful weeping beech (fagus sylvatica Pendula). • The garden of 'Temmershof'. In 2007 most of the park was destroyed, except a few trees such as a big horse chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum).
Parks
Parks
• The central park 'Hof ten Hemelrijk' or in English 'court of heaven' with lawn, a pond and trees. In 2018 a lime tree was planted as a peace tree for the commemoration of the end of World War I. • The small 'Processiepark'. In this parks there is a tree circle of red beeches with two trees that fused together in a special way.
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1- Luc-Peter CrombéArtist
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