Kalmthout

Kalmthout
Kalmthout
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	Antwerp
District :	Antwerp
Coordinates :	51 ° 23 ′  N , 4 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′  N , 4 ° 29 ′  E
Area :	59.45 km²
Residents:	18,695 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	314 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	2920
Prefix:	03
Mayor:	Lucas Jacobs ( CD&V )
Local government address :	Kerkeneind 13 2920 Kalmthout
Website:	www.kalmthout.be

Kalmthout is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp with 18,695 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019), of which 1589 are Dutch . It comprises the four villages of Kalmthout Dorf, Heide, Achterbroek and Nieuwmoer.

Kalmthout is located at three train stations : Heide, Kalmthout and Kijkuit, on a railway line between Antwerp and Essen (Belgium) on the Dutch border . Both Heide and Kalmthout have kept their old station buildings.

The three members of the Flemish folk group Laïs come from Kalmthout.

The Jelena and Robert Belder Arboretrum in Kalmthout is one of the most important gardens in Belgium. The English gardener Russell Page was buried in the garden .

A Suske and Wiske museum was set up in a house where the comic artist Willy Vandersteen lived .

Sons and daughters of the church

• Frans Dictus (1907–1994), racing cyclist
• Félix Standaert (1922–2006), diplomat

town hall

Achterbroek

Web links

Commons : Kalmthout  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)