Rijkevorsel

Rijkevorsel
Rijkevorsel
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	Antwerp
District :	Turnhout
Coordinates :	51 ° 21 ′  N , 4 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′  N , 4 ° 46 ′  E
Area :	46.79 km²
Residents:	12,060 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	258 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	2310
Prefix:	03, 014
Mayor:	Dorien Cuylaerts ( NV-A )
Local government address :	Gemeentehuis Molenstraat 5 2310 Rijkevorsel
Website:	www.rijkevorsel.be

Rijkevorsel is a Belgian municipality in the north of the Flanders region with 12,060 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

Turnhout is twelve kilometers east, Antwerp 28 kilometers southwest and Brussels around 62 kilometers south-southwest. The next motorway exits are in the south near Lille and Zoersel on the A21 / E 34 and in the west near Brecht on the A1 / E 19 . The nearest regional train stations are in Turnhout and Herentals . The Antwerp International Airport is the nearest regional airport and Brussels National close to the capital is an international airport.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Francis Bay (1914–2005), conductor
• Leo Pleysier (* 1945), writer

Web links

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

• Official homepage of the municipality