Neerpelt

Neerpelt
Municipality
Neerpelt - Sint-Niklaas church Neerpelt - Sint-Niklaas church
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Neerpelt Location in Belgium
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Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Maaseik
Government
• Mayor	Raf Drieskens (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, sp.a
Area
• Total	42.78 km2 (16.52 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	16,686
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	3910
Area codes	011
Website	www.neerpelt.be

Neerpelt is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. In December 2012, it had a total population of 16,742, of which 3.090 were foreigners, mainly from neighbouring The Netherlands. The total area is 42.78 km² which gives a population density of 384 inhabitants per km².

Famous inhabitants

Famous people that were born or lived in Neerpelt include:

• Brigitte Alders, author of the 2011 book "Tegen mijn wil"
• Donald Anderson, American Airman who was stationed at Kleine Brogel from 2004-2009
• Stijn Coninx, director of Academy Award nominated film "Daens"
• Ken De Dycker, motocross racer
• Eric Geboers, motocross world champion
• Bart Goor, football (soccer) player, played 65 times for the Belgian national football team (as of May 30, 2006)
• Wim Mertens, composer, musician, and musicologist (b. 1953)
• nl, singer-songwriter with the bands Monza and Noordkaap
• Anmarie Oversteyns, noblesse of germay
• Belle Perez, singer
• Raf Simons, fashion designer
• Roel Valkenborgh, Belgian Handball Player of the Year 2007-2008
• Jelle Vanendert, professional cyclist who currently rides for Lotto-Belisol
• Joost Zweegers, singer-songwriter with the band Novastar

See also

• Sint-Hubertuscollege

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Dutch)