Torhout

Coordinates: 51°03′N 03°06′E / 51.050°N 3.100°E / 51.050; 3.100Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceWest FlandersArrondissementBrugesGovernment • MayorKristof Audenaert (CD&V) • Governing party/iesCD&V, VooruitArea • Total45.32 km² (17.50 sq mi)Population • Total20,530 • Density450/km² (1,200/sq mi)Postal codesNIS codeArea codes050Websitewww.torhout.be

Torhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɔrɦʌu̯t]; French: Thourout; West Flemish: Toeroet) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henricus, and the hamlet of De Driekoningen. On February 29, 2024, Torhout had a total population of 24,891. The total area is 45.23 km² which gives a population density of 445 inhabitants per km².

People associated with Torhout

• Rimbert, saint
• Josse van Huerter, first settler, and captain-major of the island of Faial in the Portuguese Azores.
• Karel Van Wijnendaele (Founder of Tour of Flanders (Tour of Flanders))
• Benny Vansteelant (Multiple World Champion Duathlon) and Joerie Vansteelant
• Luk Descheemaeker, winner at the 2nd Holocaust cartoon contest in Tehran, 2016.
• Hilde Crevits, Vice Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish minister of Economy, Innovation, Work, Social economy and Agriculture; and former mayor of Torhout (2016-2018)
• Brahim Attaeb, R&B singer and presenter

Festivities

Torhout-Werchter was until 1999 one of the largest annual pop festivals in Europe. Efforts were made to have a world music festival in Torhout after Torhout Werchter became Rock Werchter, held in Werchter only.

Sports

The main club of the city is Torhout 1992 KM.

Sights

• 
  Aertrycke castle
• 
  Church: Sint Pietersbandenkerk
• 
  Watertower in Berg op Zoom

References

External links

• Media related to Torhout at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Information available in Dutch and limited information available in French, English and German