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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Flanders | |
Province : | Antwerp | |
District : | Antwerp | |
Coordinates : | 51 ° 15 ′ N , 4 ° 30 ′ E | |
Area : | 29.55 km² | |
Residents: | 34,517 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 1,168 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 2900 | |
Prefix: | 03 | |
Mayor: | Maarten De Veuster ( NV-A ) | |
Local government address : |
Verbertstraat 3 2900 pods |
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Website: | www.schoten.be |
Schoten is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp and has 34,517 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). The community is identical to the place Schoten.
Attractions
The moated castle Kasteel van Schoten, first mentioned in 1232 , has been in municipal ownership since 1950. In 1955 a cultural center was established there.
In 1905 the town hall was built in the neo-Gothic style.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Freddie Oversteegen (1925–2018), communist resistance fighter
- Vic Mees (1927–2012), football player
- Emile Severeyns (1931–1979), racing cyclist
- Eddy Joosen (* 1947), racing car driver and entrepreneur
- Jean Weijts (1960–2011), athlete; Specialist for the long haul
- Serge Falck (* 1961), Belgian-Austrian actor
- Stef Kamil Carlens (* 1970), musician
- Geert Steurs (* 1981), racing cyclist
- Thor Salden (born 1997), singer
Web links
Commons : Schoten, Belgium - Collection of images, videos and audio files