Editing Kalmthout

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Kalmthout
|picture         = Kalmthout 1.JPG
|picture-legend  = Town hall
|map             = Kalmthout Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Kalmthout in the province of Antwerp
|arms            = Blason ville be Kalmthout.svg
|flag            = Kalmthout vlag.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community       = {{BE-NL}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-AN}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Antwerp|Antwerp]]
|nis             = 11022
|pyramid-date=
|0-19= 
|18-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor           = Lukas Jacobs (CD&V)
|majority        = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]
|postal-codes    = 2920
|telephone-area  = 03
|web             = [http://www.kalmthout.be/ www.kalmthout.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|51|23|N|04|28|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
|}}
'''Kalmthout''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈkɑl(ə)mtɦʌut}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]]. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek, [[Heide, Kalmthout|Heide]], and Nieuwmoer. In 2021, Kalmthout had a population of 19,020. The total area is {{convert|59.45|km2}}.<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 11022 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=10 May 2022 }}</ref>

In addition to Kalmthout itself, the municipality also contains the communities of Dorp-Heuvel, Heide, Achterbroek, and Nieuwmoer.

The [[Arboretum Kalmthout]] is one of Belgium's most beautiful [[botanical garden]]s. The [[Kalmthoutse Heide]] is a nature reserve of nearly {{convert|10000|acre|km2}} spanning the border between Belgium and the [[Netherlands]].

== Sightseeing ==
The "Kalmthoutse Heide" is a big natural park in Kalmthout. It is open to the public and has more than 15 different routes that can run for tens of kilometers.

The first synagogue outside of a city in Belgium was built in 1928 on Leopoldstraat in the village of Heide. This pre-dates the Catholic church St. Jozef's and can be seen on the local walking tour. The Jewish community played an important part in local history, with the first Belgian yeshiva also being built in Heide. Many architecturally innovative villas from the community still stand and can be seen during walking tours guided by local historians.

==Notable inhabitants==
*[[Petrus van Kalmpthout|Peter Janssens van Kalmthout]] (c. 1535 - 1572), [[Norbertine]] priest, was born here
* [[Hector Carlier]] (1884-1946), industrialist and cofounder of [[Petrofina]]
* [[Maria Rosseels]] (1916-2005), journalist and writer
* [[Willy Vandersteen]] (1913-1990), Flemish [[comic book]] creator of [[Spike and Suzy]]
* [[Karel Bossart]] (1903-1975), designer of the [[Atlas missile]]
* The three members of [[Flemish people|Flemish]] [[folk music|folk]] and [[world music]] group [[Laïs (band)|Laïs]] are from Kalmthout.
[[File:Achterbroek Kalmthout.JPG|thumb|left|Achterbroek]]
[[File:Kalmthout Kerkeneind 19, 21 - 269699 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg|thumb|Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk (Kalmthout)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
* {{in lang|nl}} Kalmthout [http://www.kalmthout.be Official website]
* {{in lang|nl}} Scouts Kalmthout heuvel [http://www.scoutsheuvel.be Official website]
* {{in lang|nl}} Arboretum Kalmthout [http://www.arboretumkalmthout.be Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Kalmthout
 | North     = [[Essen, Belgium|Essen]]
 | Northeast = [[Zundert]] ([[Netherlands|NL]]-[[North Brabant|NB]])
 | East      = [[Wuustwezel]]
 | South     = [[Kapellen, Belgium|Kapellen]]
 | West      = [[Woensdrecht]] ([[Netherlands|NL]]-[[North Brabant|NB]])
}}
{{Antwerpen Belgium}}
{{Authority control}}

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