Morlanwelz (French pronunciation: [mɔʁlɑ̃we] ⓘ; Walloon: Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 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.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Carnières, Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde, and Morlanwelz-Mariemont.
Sister cities
Notable people of Morlanwelz
Born in Morlanwelz:
- Elio Di Rupo (1951), Former Minister, Walloon President and Member of the European Parliament.
- Arthur Warocqué (1835–1880), industrialist and promoter of Belgian horticulture[2] after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.[3]
Resided in Morlanwelz:
- Raoul Warocqué (1870–1917), Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz (1900–1917)
- Marino Stephano née Stéphane Marino (1974–1999), Belgian Trance music producer and DJ.[4][5]
Image gallery
- Parc de Mariemont
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See also
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Arthur Warocqué (French)
- ^ James Herbert Veitch (2006). Hortus Veitchii (reprint ed.). Caradoc Doy. p. 227. ISBN 0-9553515-0-2.
- ^ "Marino Stephano". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Marino Stephano – Google Search". google.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
External links
Media related to Morlanwelz at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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