Rijkevorsel

Rijkevorsel
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Rijkevorsel Location in Belgium
Location of Rijkevorsel in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°21′N 04°46′E / 51.350°N 4.767°ECoordinates: 51°21′N 04°46′E / 51.350°N 4.767°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Turnhout
Government
• Mayor	Dorien Cuylaerts (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, sp.a, VORSEL
Area
• Total	46.79 km^2 (18.07 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	11,823
• Density	250/km^2 (650/sq mi)
Postal codes	2310
Area codes	03, 014
Website	www.rijkevorsel.be

Rijkevorsel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌrɛi̯kəˈvɔrsəl]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the town of Rijkevorsel, Achtel, Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel and Gammel. In 2015, Rijkevorsel had a total population of 10.495. The total area is 46.79 km² which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km².

History

Rijkevorsel, Vaishak, Voirssele, Forsela in 1194. Recent archaeological finds at the Willow Street attest to human presence in the late stone age, the bronze and iron age and the Roman times. A large cemetery with cremation (urnfield) on the Helhoekheide may point to a first settlement being present here already before the beginning of our era.

Notable inhabitants

• AC Zimi, writer
• Aster Berkhof, writer
• Leo Pleysier, writer
• George Kooymans, composer, musician, producer, guitarist at Golden Earring rockband

References

1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)

External links

• Media related to Rijkevorsel at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Available only in Dutch