Kinrooi
Kinrooi is a municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg, between Maaseik and Bree. On January 1, 2006, Kinrooi had a total population of 11,977. The total area is 54.76 km², which gives a population density of 219 inhabitants per km².
Kinrooi | |
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![]() Kinrooi town hall | |
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Location of Kinrooi in Limburg ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°09′N 05°45′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | Limburg |
Arrondissement | Maaseik |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jo Brouns (CD&V) |
• Governing party/ies | CD&V |
Area | |
• Total | 54.76 km2 (21.14 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 12,233 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 3640 |
Area codes | 089 |
Website | www.kinrooi.be |
Kinrooi was formed on September 18, 1971, when the four municipalities Kinrooi, Kessenich, Geistingen-Ophoven and Molenbeersel were fused. There have been three mayors. The current mayor is Jo Brouns.
History
Before, Kinrooi was a hamlet of the village of Kessenich. The flag reminds to that; the clarions stood on the shield of Kessenich. After the independence of Belgium in 1839 it became a little municipality, together with some nearby hamlets. In 2005 there are prehistoric remains found in the center, when it was being renovated.
Economy
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Kinrooi's main economic activities are agriculture, tourism and the reclamation of gravel, sand and loam. The downside of this reclamation is that a lot of land surface gets lost. Tourism is also an important resource. Kinrooi attracts a lot of tourists because it has seven nature reserves that harbor rare animal and plant species, it has a marina and because it has several old windmills. Besides, there is a lot of watersporting, in the old gravel pools. One of them, lying in Ophoven, is now the greatest inner harbour of Europe.
Places of interest
- The Lemmensmolen,a mill dating from 1856
- Sint-Martinuskerk, a neogotical church built in 1853
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Kinrooi at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Dutch)