Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Municipality
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Sint-Katelijne-Waver Location in Belgium
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Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Mechelen
Government
• Mayor	Kristof Sels (NVA)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V/N-VA, independent
Area
• Total	36.12 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	20,349
• Density	560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Postal codes	2860, 2861
Area codes	015, 03
Website	www.sint-katelijne-waver.be

Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt kɑtəˌlɛi̯nə ˈʋaːvər], old spelling: Kathelijne-Waver, French Wavre-Sainte-Catherine) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver proper. On January 1, 2006 Sint-Katelijne-Waver had a total population of 19,577. The total area is 36.12 km² which gives a population density of 542 inhabitants per km².

Economic activities

Sint-Katelijne-Waver is a centre for market gardening and hosts a lot of greenhouses. The Mechelse Veilingen in Sint-Katelijne-Waver is the largest co-operative vegetable auction in Europe.

Pictures

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  Leliestraat

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  town hall

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  church

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  centre

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Available only in Dutch