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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Opwijk

Opwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔpʋɛik]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Mazenzele and Opwijk proper. On January 1, 2012, Opwijk had a total population of 13,990. The total area is 19.69 km which gives a population density of 690 inhabitants per km.

The town hall of Opwijk, building 2
The church of Saint-Paul in the centre of Opwijk

Places of interest

Built heritage

  • The church of Saint-Paul
  • The monastery of the sisters of Saint-Vincentius a Pauo

Places of commemoration

  • At the cemetery, against a red beech, a monument commemorates the fallen soldiers of World War I. Besides a lot of veterans are buried here.

Other heritage

  • The garden of the notary house of Wijnants. Today the garden is part of a school. Only a few trees are left over, such as a beautiful weeping beech (fagus sylvatica Pendula).
  • The garden of 'Temmershof'. In 2007 most of the park was destroyed, except a few trees such as a big horse chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum).

Parks

  • The central park 'Hof ten Hemelrijk' or in English 'court of heaven' with lawn, a pond and trees. In 2018 a lime tree was planted as a peace tree for the commemoration of the end of World War I.
  • The small 'Processiepark'. In this parks there is a tree circle of red beeches with two trees that fused together in a special way.

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.