Retie (; , ) is a municipality located in the
Campine
The Campine () or Kempen () is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-eastern Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands. It encompasses a large n ...
region of the province of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
,
Belgium
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. 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 km
2.
The
Francophone
The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ...
name of Retie is Rethy.
Famous inhabitants
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Julien Cools
Julien Cools (born 13 February 1947) is a Belgian former footballer who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1977 while at Club Brugge. He was discovered as a junior at SK Retie Branddonk of Antwerp and made his name with Beringen FC. He was signe ...
(born 1947), footballer
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Lodewijk de Koninck
Lodewijk De Koninck (Hoogstraten, 30 October 1838 - Retie, 22 March 1924) was a Flanders, Flemish writer.
He studied at the school for teachers Lier, Belgium, Lier and became a teacher in Antwerp. Later he became an inspector of the Catholic prima ...
(1838–1924), writer
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Peter van Hove
Peter van Hove (died 1793) was a Flemish Friar Minor, lector in theology and exegete.
Biography
Peter van Hove was born at Retie, in the Campine region of Flanders (Belgium). He was a pupil of Willem Smits, founder and first prefect of the "Musà ...
(?–1793), Friar Minor
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Zefa Raeymaekers
Josepha Raeymaekers or Zefa Raeymaekers (11 September 1922 – 9 January 2017) was a Belgian journalist, poet and politician of the CVP.
Biography
She was born on 11 September 1922 in Retie, Belgium. After attending a vocational school for cutti ...
, (1922–2017), journalist, poet, politician
See also
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Princes Park, Retie
The Princes Park in Retie () is located in the Campine region of the Antwerp province in Flanders, Belgium. It is a beautiful park that consists of ponds, trails, woodlands, meadows, playgrounds, picnic spots, canals and moorland which attract natu ...
, which was also a location in the award-winning
TV series
A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platf ...
Flesh and Bones
Van Vlees en Bloed (English: "From Flesh and Blood") is an international award-winning Belgium, Belgian tragicomedy and miniseries written by Tom Van Dyck and Michiel Devlieger. The series was produced by Woestijnvis and first aired in 2009 on th ...
.
References
External links
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Official website
Municipalities of Antwerp Province
Populated places in Antwerp Province
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