Editing Kontich

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Kontich
|picture         = Ferdinand Maestraat 54-56-58.JPG
|picture-legend  = 
|map             = Kontich Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Kontich in the province of Antwerp
|arms            = Kontich wapen.svg
|flag            = Flag of Kontich.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community       = {{BE-NL}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-AN}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Antwerp|Antwerp]]
|nis             = 11024
|pyramid-date=
|0-19= 
|18-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor           = Bart Seldeslachts (N-VA)
|majority        = [[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]], [[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|OpenVLD]]
|postal-codes    = 2550
|telephone-area  = 03, 015
|web             = [http://www.kontich.be/ www.kontich.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|51|08|N|04|27|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
|}}
'''Kontich''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈkɔntɪx}}, old spelling: ''Contich'') is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]]. The municipality comprises the towns of Kontich proper and [[Waarloos]]. In 2021, Kontich had a total population of 21,260. The total area is 23.67&nbsp;km<sup>3</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 12034 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=10 May 2022 }}</ref>

Kontich exists of three parts: Kontich Centrum, Waarloos and Kontich Kazerne. Kontich Kazerne has a big industrial center and a train station on the line between Antwerp and [[Mechelen]]. The [[barracks]] (kazerne in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]) which gave the name to the settlement have closed however.

The Centrum part of Kontich has the town center.

The [[European route E19|E19]] highway between Antwerp and Brussels passes through Kontich.

"Kontich" comes from the Latin word ''condacum'' which means confluence of 2 streams.

== Famous inhabitants ==
* [[Marthe De Pillecyn]], singer (b. 1996)
* [[Timo Descamps]], actor (b. 1976)
* [[Martinus Dom]], first abbot of the Trappist abbey of Westmalle (1791–1873)
* [[Benedict Neefs]], Abbot of Hemiksem (1741–1790)
* [[Matz Sels]], footballer (b. 1992)
* [[Albert Thys (painter)|Albert Thys]], painter (1894–1976)
* [[Yasmine (singer)|Yasmine]], singer (1972–2009)
* [[Bart De Wever]], politician (b. 1970)

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:13440 Martinuskerk te Kontich.jpg|[[:nl:Sint-Martinuskerk (Kontich)|Sint-Martinuskerk]]
File:Kontich Gemeentehuis 1.jpg|Former town hall
File:Mechelsesteenweg kontich.jpeg|Postcard picturing<br>"Chaussée de Malines, Mechelsesteenweg"<br>from around 1900 
File:Parochiekerk Sint-Michiel, Waarloos.jpg|Municipal church Sint-Michiel in Waarloos
File:Kontich Sleutelstraat 23 - 240869 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg|Former [[:nl:Brouwerij De Sleutel|De Sleutel Brewery]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kontich
|North     = [[Edegem]]
|Northeast = [[Hove, Belgium|Hove]]
|East      = [[Lint, Antwerp|Lint]]
|Southeast = [[Duffel]]
|South     = [[Rumst]]
|West      = [[Aartselaar]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Antwerp}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of Antwerp Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Antwerp Province]]
{{Antwerp-geo-stub}}