Retie
Municipality in Flemish Community From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Retie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈreːti]; French: Réthy, French pronunciation: [ʁeti]) is a municipality located in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The municipality comprises the town of Retie proper and several hamlets of which Schoonbroek is the largest. In 2021, Retie had a total population of 11,582. The total area is 48.39 km2.[2]
Retie | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Retie  | |
  Retie Location in Belgium
Location of Retie in the province of Antwerp  | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′N 05°04′E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Turnhout |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Geuens (NR) |
| • Governing party/ies | NR (Nieuw Retie) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,240 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2470 |
| NIS code | 13036 |
| Area codes | 014 |
| Website | www.retie.be |
The Francophone name of Retie is Rethy.
- Julien Cools (born 1947), footballer
- Lodewijk de Koninck (1838–1924), writer
- Peter van Hove (?–1793), Friar Minor
- Zefa Raeymaekers, (1922–2017), journalist, poet, politician
- Princes Park, Retie, which was also a location in the award-winning TV series Flesh and Bones.
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