Editing Berlaar

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Berlaar
|picture         = Berlaar Dienstgebouwen bij kasteel Gestelhof.jpg
|picture-legend  = Personnel houses of Gestelhof Castle
|map             = Berlaar Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Berlaar in the province of Antwerp
|arms            = Coat of Arms of Berlaar.svg
|flag            = Flag of Berlaar.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community       = {{BE-NL}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-AN}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Mechelen|Mechelen]]
|nis             = 12002
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor           = Walter Horemans (CD&V)
|majority        = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]], [[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]]
|postal-codes    = 2590
|telephone-area  = 03, 015
|web             = [http://www.berlaar.be/ www.berlaar.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|51|07|N|04|39|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Berlaar''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɛrlaːr|-|Nl-Berlaar.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]]. The municipality comprises the towns of Berlaar proper and {{ill|Gestel, Berlaar|nl|Gestel (Berlaar)|lt=Gestel}}. In 2021, Berlaar had a total population of 11,710. The total area is 24.57&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="stat">{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 12002 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=9 May 2022 }}</ref>

==History==
The current [[Municipalities of Belgium|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 [[Campine|Belgische Kempen]].

According to legend, the citizens of the early Middle Ages couldn't 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlaar.be/fb111czrc750jsab1vrab12.aspx|title = Geschiedenis &#124; Berlaar}}</ref>

==Climate==
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|location = Berlaar (1991−2020 normals<!--, extremes 1901−present -->)
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|metric first = Y
|collapsed = Y
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|Jan high C = 6.7
|Feb high C = 7.7
|Mar high C = 11.4
|Apr high C = 15.7
|May high C = 19.3
|Jun high C = 22.0
|Jul high C = 24.0
|Aug high C = 23.8
|Sep high C = 20.2
|Oct high C = 15.6
|Nov high C = 10.5
|Dec high C = 7.1
|year high C = 15.3
|Jan mean C = 4.0
|Feb mean C = 4.4
|Mar mean C = 7.1
|Apr mean C = 10.4
|May mean C = 14.1
|Jun mean C = 17.0
|Jul mean C = 19.1
|Aug mean C = 18.7
|Sep mean C = 15.4
|Oct mean C = 11.5
|Nov mean C = 7.3
|Dec mean C = 4.5
|year mean C = 11.1
|Jan low C = 1.2
|Feb low C = 1.0
|Mar low C = 2.8
|Apr low C = 5.1
|May low C = 9.0
|Jun low C = 12.1
|Jul low C = 14.2
|Aug low C = 13.5
|Sep low C = 10.6
|Oct low C = 7.4
|Nov low C = 4.2
|Dec low C = 1.9
|year low C = 6.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 72.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 63.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 56.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 43.6
|May precipitation mm = 56.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 73.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 78.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 83.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 70.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 66.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 77.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 89.3
|year precipitation mm = 831.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 12.5
|Feb precipitation days = 11.5
|Mar precipitation days = 10.8
|Apr precipitation days = 8.7
|May precipitation days = 9.5
|Jun precipitation days = 9.9
|Jul precipitation days = 10.5
|Aug precipitation days = 10.5
|Sep precipitation days = 9.6
|Oct precipitation days = 10.9
|Nov precipitation days = 12.6
|Dec precipitation days = 13.9
|year precipitation days = 131.0
|Jan sun = 61
|Feb sun = 76
|Mar sun = 134
|Apr sun = 187
|May sun = 217
|Jun sun = 217
|Jul sun = 223
|Aug sun = 209
|Sep sun = 162
|Oct sun = 117
|Nov sun = 67
|Dec sun = 51
|year sun = 1718
|source 1 = [[Royal Meteorological Institute]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.meteo.be/resources/climatology/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS12002_9120_nl.pdf
| title = Luchttemperatuur en neerslag Referentieperiode: 1991-2020
| language = nl
| publisher = [[Royal Meteorological Institute]]
| access-date = July 8, 2022}}</ref>}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
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
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.berlaar.be Official website] (Dutch only)

{{Geographic location
|Centre =  Berlaar
|North     = [[Nijlen]]
|East      = [[Heist-op-den-Berg]]
|South     = [[Putte]]
|West      = [[Lier, Belgium|Lier]]
}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Antwerp Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Antwerp Province]]


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