Editing Wuustwezel

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality|
|name            = Wuustwezel
|picture         = Herbergdekeizerloenhout.jpg
|picture-legend  = Inn De Keizer Loenhout
|map             = Wuustwezel Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Wuustwezel in [[Antwerp Province]]
|arms            = Wuustwezel wapen2.svg
|flag            = Flag of Wuustwezel.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community       = {{BE-NL}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-AN}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Antwerp|Antwerp]]
|nis             = 11053
|pyramid-date=
|0-19= 
|18-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor           = Dieter Wouters ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]])
|majority        = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]
|postal-codes    = 2990
|telephone-area  = 03
|web             = [http://www.wuustwezel.be/ www.wuustwezel.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|51|23|N|04|36|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
|}}
'''Wuustwezel''' ({{IPA|nl|ʋystˈʋeːzəl}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the north of the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]].

The municipality as it is now originated in 1977, when Wuustwezel merged with the municipality of [[Loenhout]]. It now consists of three major villages, Wuustwezel proper, Gooreind and Loenhout, and two minor hamlets, Braken and Sterbos.

In 2021, Wuustwezel had a total population of 21,346.<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 11053 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=10 May 2022 }}</ref> The total area is 89.43&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

The [[Azencross]] Loenhout is a December [[cyclo-cross]] competition, which is part of the [[BPost Bank Trophy]]. The largest ''[[bloemencorso]]'' (flower parade) of Belgium is held in [[Loenhout]]. All the villages and hamlets in the area compete who has the most beautiful floats made out of flowers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloemencorso.eu/nl/bloemencorso-loenhout/ |title=Bloemencorso Loenhout |website=Bloemencorso.eu |access-date=10 May 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

Its neighbouring municipalities are [[Zundert]] in the Netherlands, [[Kalmthout]], [[Kapellen, Belgium|Kapellen]], [[Brasschaat]], [[Brecht, Belgium|Brecht]] and [[Hoogstraten]].

Wuustwezel has the postal code 2990.

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.wuustwezel.be Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Wuustwezel
 | North     = [[Zundert]] ([[Netherlands|NL]]-[[North Brabant|NB]])
 | East      = [[Hoogstraten]]
 | South     = [[Brasschaat]], [[Brecht, Belgium|Brecht]]
 | Southwest = [[Kapellen, Belgium|Kapellen]]
 | West      = [[Kalmthout]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Antwerp}}
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