Country Belgium Area codes 015, 03 Province Antwerp | Postal codes 2860, 2861 Local time Wednesday 8:29 PM | |
Website www.sint-katelijne-waver.be Weather 9°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 56% Humidity Arrondissement Arrondissement of Mechelen | ||
Sint-Katelijne-Waver ( [sɪnt kɑtəˌlɛi̯nə ˈʋaːvər], old spelling: Kathelijne-Waver, French Wavre-Sainte-Catherine) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver proper. On January 1, 2006 Sint-Katelijne-Waver had a total population of 19,577. The total area is 36.12 km² which gives a population density of 542 inhabitants per km². Roosendael, a ruined relic of a cistercian abbey is situated here and host today a youth and touristic centre with pleasant walkways.
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Map of Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium
Economic activities
Sint-Katelijne-Waver is a centre for market gardening and hosts a lot of greenhouses. The Mechelse Veilingen in Sint-Katelijne-Waver is the largest co-operative vegetable auction in Europe.