Neerpelt

Neerpelt
Coat of arms
Neerpelt Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°14′N 05°26′E / 51.233°N 5.433°E / 51.233; 5.433
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Maaseik
Government
- Mayor	Raf Drieskens (CD&V)
- Governing party/ies	CD&V, sp.a
Area
- Total	42.78 km2 (16.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)[1]
- Total	16,448
- Density	384.5/km2 (995.8/sq mi)
Postal codes	3910
Area codes	011
Website	www.neerpelt.be
Map of Neerpelt

Neerpelt is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Neerpelt had a total population of 16,117. The total area is 42.78 km² which gives a population density of 377 inhabitants per km².

Famous inhabitants

Famous people that were born or lived in Neerpelt include:

• Stijn Coninx, director of Academy Award nominated film "Daens"
• Eric Geboers, motocross world champion
• Bart Goor, football (soccer) player, played 65 times for the Belgian national football team (as of May 30th 2006)
• Wim Mertens, composer, musician, and musicologist (b. 1953)
• Stijn Meuris, singer-songwriter with the bands Monza and Noordkaap
• Belle Perez, singer
• Raf Simons, fashion designer
• Joost Zweegers, singer-songwriter with the band Novastar
• Roel Valkenborgh, Belgian Handball Player of the Year 2007-2008
• Jelle Vanendert, professional cyclist who currently rides fo Omega Pharma-Lotto

References

1. ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)

External links

• Official website - Only available in Dutch