Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

City

Herentals

Western Europe

Herentals is a city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The municipality is made up of the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and Noorderwijk. In 2022 it had a total population of 28,455 and a total area of 48.56 square kilometres. Its town hall and belfry are listed among the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and two of the old city gates, the Bovenpoort and the Zandpoort, are still standing. In the nineteenth century the Kempische Vaart canal was extended through the middle of the town, and from 1855 Herentals grew into a railway and tramway hub. Today it has the Hidrodoe science museum and a chocolate factory, and Saint Waltrude is its patron saint.

Facts
Population
28,455 1
Area (sq km)
48.56 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Herentals (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    In 2022, Herentals had a total population of 28,455.
  • Lead paragraph [area-sq-km]
    The total area is 48.56 km2 (18.75 sq mi).
  • Part Of: Belgium, Highlights, town hall and belfry
    the town hall and its belfry is listed as one of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • On Continent: Europe, Highlights, town hall and belfry
    the town hall and its belfry is listed as one of the Belfries of Belgium and France, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead
    is a municipality and city in the province of Antwerp
View the Source
2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 4.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 4.75
51.25 4.75 Cfb
View the Source
3. GeoNames: Herentals - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2796009, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 2796009, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
51.17655 4.83248 P PPL BE VLG VAN 13 13011 25912 16 Europe/Brussels
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.