Morlanwelz
Morlanwelz (French pronunciation: [mɔʁlɑ̃we] ; Walloon: Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km. Its postcode is 7140.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Carnières, Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde, and Morlanwelz-Mariemont.
Sister cities
Notable people of Morlanwelz
Born in Morlanwelz:
- Elio Di Rupo (1951), Walloon Minister President.
- Arthur Warocqué (1835–1880), industrialist and promoter of Belgian horticulture after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.
Resided in Morlanwelz:
- Raoul Warocqué (1870–1917), Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz (1900–1917)
- Marino Stephano née Stéphane Marino (1974-1999), Belgian Trance music producer and DJ.
Image gallery
- Parc de Mariemont
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