Neerpelt

Neerpelt
Municipality
Neerpelt - Sint-Niklaas church
Flag Coat of arms
Neerpelt Location in Belgium show Location of Neerpelt in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°14′N 05°26′E / 51.233°N 5.433°E / 51.233; 5.433Coordinates: 51°14′N 05°26′E / 51.233°N 5.433°E / 51.233; 5.433
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Maaseik
Government
• Mayor	Raf Drieskens (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, sp.a
Area
• Total	42.78 km2 (16.52 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	17,174
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	3910
Area codes	011
Website	www.neerpelt.be

Neerpelt is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. In December 2012, it had a total population of 16,742, of which 3.090 were foreigners, mainly from neighbouring The Netherlands. The total area is 42.78 km² which gives a population density of 384 inhabitants per km².

Effective 1 January 2019, Neerpelt and Overpelt were merged into the new municipality of Pelt.

Culture[]

Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof is the cultural center of Neerpelt. This institute houses several smaller organisations:

• Musica: Impulse Center for music, and manager of (the sound forest) on the Dommelhof site
• Zebracinema: arthouse cinema in Belgian Limburg
• Circus Center: Flemish anchor point for circus art
• : Northern Limburg jazz platform

The Klankenbos is the biggest sound art collection in public space in Europe. In the forest there are 15 sound installation pieces by artists such as , Paul Panhuysen, (Staalplaat Soundsystem), , and others.

Famous inhabitants[]

Famous people who were born or lived in Neerpelt include:

• Stijn Coninx, director of Academy Award nominated film "Daens"
• Ken De Dycker, motocross racer
• Eric Geboers, motocross world champion
• Bart Goor, football (soccer) player, played 65 times for the Belgian national football team
• Wim Mertens, composer, musician, and musicologist (b. 1953)
•  [nl], singer-songwriter with the bands and Noordkaap
• Belle Perez, singer
• Raf Simons, fashion designer
• Jelle Vanendert, professional cyclist who currently rides for Lotto-Belisol
• Joost Zweegers, singer-songwriter with the band Novastar
• Hans Vanaken, football player

See also[]

• Sint-Hubertuscollege

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Neerpelt at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)

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