Berlaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Berlaar proper and . In 2021, Berlaar had a total population of 11,710. The total area is 24.57 km<sup>2</sup>.
History
The current municipality of Berlaar was founded on 1 January 1965. Berlaar is actually a fusion of the former municipality Gestel and the Core of Berlaar itself. Berlaar is a part of the Belgische Kempen.
According to legend, the citizens of the early Middle Ages could not agree on where the church had to be built. They let fate decide and let two bears fight over it. Where the one bear killed the other, that would be the location the church should be built. Hence the exceptional position of the church at the end of the village square and not in the centre as usual.
Climate
Gallery
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Image:Berlaar, kerk foto8 2009-08-30 15.11.JPG|Berlaar church
File:Gemeentehuis Berlaar.jpg|Town hall
File:Berlaar café De Kroon.jpg|Pub in Berlaar
File:Berlaar Burgerhuis Markt 86.jpg|House on the market
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References
External links
- Official website (Dutch only)