Willebroek (, old spelling: ''Willebroeck'') is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
located in the
Belgian province of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, . The municipality comprises the towns of ,
Heindonk, , Klein Willebroek, and Willebroek proper. In 2021, Willebroek had a total population of 27,081.
The total area is 27.41 km².
Willebroek is linked to
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
by the
Willebroek Canal.
Willebroek is also home to the ''Kanaalfeesten'', a yearly
festival
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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. At Klein-Willebroek the
Harmonium Art museuM on
pump organs is established in the former Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The city is subject of the song ''
De Brug van Willebroek'' by
Wannes Van de Velde.
See also
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Fort Breendonk
Fort Breendonk ( nl, Fort van Breendonk, french: Fort de Breendonk) is a former military installation at Breendonk, near Mechelen, in Belgium which served as a Nazi prison camp (''Auffanglager'') during the German occupation of Belgium during Wo ...
References
External links
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Official website- Available only in
DutchLocal history & dialect website- Available only in
Dutch
Municipalities of Antwerp Province
Populated places in Antwerp Province
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