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Morlanwelz

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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Wallonia

Area codes
  
064

Local time
  
Sunday 2:15 AM

Province
  
Hainaut

Governing party
  
Parti Socialiste

Community
  
French Community

Postal codes
  
7140, 7141

Website
  
www.morlanwelz.be

Area code
  
064

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Thuin

Morlanwelz

Weather
  
10°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 96% Humidity

Morlanwelz is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km² which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km². Its postcode is 7140.

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Map of Morlanwelz, Belgium

The Morlanwelz municipality includes the old municipalities of Morlanwelz-Mariemont, Carnières, and Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde.

Sister cities

  • Villarosa, Italy (2002)
  • Le Quesnoy, France
  • Pleszew, Poland
  • Blaj, Romania

    • Notable people of Morlanwelz

    Born in Morlanwelz:

  • Elio Di Rupo (1951), Belgian prime minister.
  • Arthur Warocqué (1835–1880), industrialist and promotor of Belgian horticulture after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.

    • Resided in Morlanwelz:

  • Raoul Warocqué (1870–1917), Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz (1900–1917)
  • Parc de Mariemont

    • References

    Morlanwelz Wikipedia
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