Torhout (; ; ) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henricus, and the hamlet of De Driekoningen. On 29 February 2024 Torhout had a total population of 24,891. The total area is 45.23&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a population density of 445 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

People associated with Torhout

  • Rimbert, saint
  • Josse van Huerter, first settler, and captain-major of the island of Faial in the Portuguese Azores.
  • Karel Van Wijnendaele (Founder of Tour of Flanders (Tour of Flanders))
  • Benny Vansteelant (Multiple World Champion Duathlon) and Joerie Vansteelant
  • Luk Descheemaeker, winner at the 2nd Holocaust cartoon contest in Tehran, 2016.
  • Hilde Crevits, Vice Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish minister of Economy, Innovation, Work, Social economy and Agriculture; and former mayor of Torhout (2016-2018)
  • Brahim Attaeb, R&B singer and presenter
  • Gilles Gérard Meersseman, Catholic theologian and Church historian

Festivities

Torhout-Werchter was until 1999 one of the largest annual pop festivals in Europe. Efforts were made to have a world music festival in Torhout after Torhout Werchter became Rock Werchter, held in Werchter only.

Sports

The main football club of the city is Torhout 1992 KM.

Sights

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Kasteel d'Aertrycke (DSCF9933).jpg|Aertrycke castle

Torhout, de Sint Pietersbandenkerk oeg87619 foto5 2015-09-26 15.45.jpg|Church: Sint Pietersbandenkerk

File:Berg op Zoom. watertoren oeg 87306 foto5 2015-09-26 16.10.jpg|Watertower in Berg op Zoom

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References

  • - Information available in Dutch and limited information available in French, English and German