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Retie

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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Coat of arms

Location of Retie

Retie

Location in Belgium

Location of Retie in the province of Antwerp

Coordinates: 51°16′N 05°04′E / 51.267°N 5.067°E / 51.267; 5.067Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceAntwerpArrondissementTurnhoutGovernment

• MayorPatrick Geuens (NR) • Governing party/iesNR (Nieuw Retie)Area

• Total48.5 km² (18.7 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total11,240 • Density230/km² (600/sq mi)Postal codes

2470

NIS code

13036

Area codes014Websitewww.retie.be

Retie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈreːti]; French: Réthy, French pronunciation: [ʁeti]) is a municipality located in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The municipality comprises the town of Retie proper and several hamlets of which Schoonbroek is the largest. In 2021, Retie had a total population of 11,582. The total area is 48.39 km².^[2]

The Francophone name of Retie is Rethy.

Famous inhabitants

Julien Cools (born 1947), footballer
Lodewijk de Koninck (1838–1924), writer
Peter van Hove (?–1793), Friar Minor
Zefa Raeymaekers, (1922–2017), journalist, poet, politician

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13036". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.