Editing Torhout

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Torhout
|type             = city
|picture          = Torhout - City hall 1.jpg
|picture-legend   = Town Hall
|map              = Torhout West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Torhout in [[West Flanders]]
|arms             = Torhout wapen.svg
|flag             = Flag of Torhout.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-WV}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Bruges|Bruges]]
|nis              = 31033
|pyramid-date     = 01/01/2006
|0-19=21.10
|20-64=60.35
|65=18.56
|foreigners=1.20
|foreigners-date  = 01/07/2005
|mayor            = [[Kristof Audenaert]] ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]])
|majority         = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]], [[Vooruit (political party)|Vooruit]]
|postal-codes     = 8820
|telephone-area   = 050
|web              = [http://www.torhout.be/ www.torhout.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|51|03|N|03|06|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Torhout''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈtɔrɦʌut}}; {{langx|fr|Thourout}}; {{langx|vls|Toeroet}}) is a [[City status in Belgium|city]] and [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[West Flanders]]. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of [[Wijnendale]] and [[Sint-Henricus]], and the hamlet of [[De Driekoningen]]. On 29 February 2024 Torhout had a total population of 24,891. The total area is 45.23&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 445 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

==People associated with Torhout==
* [[Rimbert]], saint
*[[Josse van Huerter]], first settler, and captain-major of the island of [[Faial Island|Faial]] in the Portuguese [[Azores]]. 
* [[Karel Van Wijnendaele]] (Founder of [[Tour of Flanders]] (Tour of Flanders))
* [[Benny Vansteelant]] (Multiple World Champion [[Duathlon]]) and [[Joerie Vansteelant]]
* Luk Descheemaeker, winner at the 2nd [[International Holocaust Cartoon Competition#Winners 2|Holocaust cartoon contest]] in Tehran, 2016.
*[[Hilde Crevits]], Vice Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish minister of Economy, Innovation, Work, Social economy and Agriculture; and former mayor of Torhout (2016-2018)
*[[Brahim Attaeb]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer and presenter

==Festivities==
[[Rock Werchter|Torhout-Werchter]] was until 1999 one of the largest annual [[pop festivals]] in Europe. Efforts were made to have a [[world music]] festival in Torhout after Torhout Werchter became Rock Werchter, held in Werchter only.

==Sports==
The main club of the city is [[Torhout 1992 KM]].

==Sights==
<gallery>
Kasteel d'Aertrycke (DSCF9933).jpg|Aertrycke castle
Torhout, de Sint Pietersbandenkerk oeg87619 foto5 2015-09-26 15.45.jpg|Church: Sint Pietersbandenkerk
File:Berg op Zoom. watertoren oeg 87306 foto5 2015-09-26 16.10.jpg|Watertower in Berg op Zoom
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{Official website|http://www.torhout.be}} - Information available in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and limited information available in [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Torhout
|North     = [[Zedelgem]]
|Northeast = [[Oostkamp]]
|East      = [[Lichtervelde]]
|South     = [[Hooglede]]
|West      = [[Kortemark]]
|Northwest = [[Ichtegem]]
}}
{{Municipalities in West Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of West Flanders]]


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