Retie

Retie
—  Municipality of Belgium  —
Coat of arms
Retie Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°16′N 05°04′E / 51.267°N 5.067°E / 51.267; 5.067Coordinates: 51°16′N 05°04′E / 51.267°N 5.067°E / 51.267; 5.067
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Turnhout
Government
• Mayor	Patrick Geuens (NR)
• Governing party/ies	Nieuw Retie, N-VA
Area
• Total	48.39 km2 (18.68 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2011)[1]
• Total	10,806
• Density	Bad rounding here220/km2 (Bad rounding here580/sq mi)
Postal codes	2470
Area codes	014
Website	www.retie.be
Map of Retie

Retie is a municipality located in the Campine region of the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Retie proper. On 1 January 2012 Retie had a total population of 10,799. The total area is 48.39 km² which gives a population density of 213 inhabitants per square kilometre.

The Francophone name of Retie is Réthy.

Famous inhabitants [edit]

• Lodewijk de Koninck (1838–1924), writer
• Peter van Hove, (18thC.) Friar Minor

See also [edit]

• Princes Park, Retie, which was also a location in the award winning tv series Flesh and Bones.

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official website

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