Editing Herselt

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{{use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Herselt
|picture         = Herselt (cropped).JPG
|picture-legend  = 
|map             = Herselt Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Herselt in the province of Antwerp
|arms            = Blason ville be Herselt.svg
|flag            = Herselt_Belgium.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community       = {{BE-NL}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-AN}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Turnhout|Turnhout]]
|nis             = 13013
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners= 
|foreigners-date= 
|mayor           = Peter Keymeulen ([[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]])
|majority        = [[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]], MENSEN MET MENSEN
|postal-codes    = 2230
|telephone-area  = 014, 016, 013
|web             = [http://www.herselt.be www.herselt.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|51|03|N|04|53|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Herselt''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦɛrsəlt}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]]. The municipality comprises the towns of Herselt proper, {{ill|Ramsel|nl}}, {{ill|Blauberg|nl}}, {{ill|Bergom|nl|Bergom (België)}} and {{ill|Varenwinkel|nl}}. In 2021, Herselt had a total population of 14,649.<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 13013 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=11 May 2022 }}</ref> The total area is 52.32&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

== Born in Herselt==
* [[Praga Khan]], born Maurice Joseph François Engelen
* [[Stein Huysegems]]
* [[Gregorius Thiels]], abbot of [[Averbode Abbey|Averbode]]
* [[André Vlayen]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Bergom, kerk foto1 2009-08-29 18.27.JPG|Bergom, church
Image:Herselt, kerk foto6 2009-08-30 17.35.JPG|Herselt, church
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{Official website|http://www.herselt.be }} {{in lang|nl}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Herselt
|North     = [[Westerlo]]
|Northeast = [[Geel]]
|East      = [[Laakdal]]
|Southeast = [[Scherpenheuvel-Zichem]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]])
|South     = [[Aarschot]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]])
|Southwest = [[Begijnendijk]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]])
|West      = [[Hulshout]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Antwerp}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Antwerp Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Antwerp Province]]
[[Category:Herselt| ]]


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