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Country
  
Belgium

Province
  
Antwerp

Postal codes
  
2350

Postal code
  
2350

Community
  
Region
  
Arrondissement
  
Area codes
  
014

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:25 AM

Area code
  
014

Vosselaar

Weather
  
6°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 97% Humidity

Vosselaar ( [ˈvɔsəlaːr]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Vosselaar proper. On January 1, 2006, Vosselaar had a total population of 10,142. The total area is 11.85 km² which gives a population density of 856 inhabitants per km².

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Map of Vosselaar, Belgium

There are 3 parishes: "Heieinde", Vosselaar "Dorp" and 't Looy. 't Looy is an upmarket residential area in the woods with a wide variety of large villas and landhouses. In this part of Vosselaar a large number of Dutch people have settled down, not only because Vosselaar is close to the Dutch border but also because Dutch people are fleeing high taxes and strict building regulations in the Netherlands. Houses here are commonly priced at 1,000,000 € and over.

Notable inhabitants

  • Ajit Shetty, chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of Janssen Pharmaceutica
  • Paul Janssen (Turnhout, September 12, 1926 – Rome, November 11, 2003), founder and former CEO of Janssen Pharmaceutica
  • Piet Roelen, manager of various Belgian singers (e.g. Helmut Lotti)
  • Jan De Houwer, professor at the Faculty of Psychology at Ghent University
  • Cornelis van der Klugt, former president of the Board of Directors of Philips
  • References

    Vosselaar Wikipedia


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