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Morlanwelz (French pronunciation: [mɔʁlɑ̃we] (listen); Walloon: Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Morlanwelz Marlanwé (Walloon)
Municipality
Morlanwelz town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Morlanwelz
Morlanwelz Location in Belgium Location of Morlanwelz in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°27′N 04°14′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	La Louvière
Government
• Mayor	Christian Moureau
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	19,019
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	7140, 7141
Area codes	064
Website	www.morlanwelz.be

On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km² which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km². Its postcode is 7140.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Carnières, Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde, and Morlanwelz-Mariemont.

Sister cities

• Villarosa, Italy (2002)
• Le Quesnoy, France
• Pleszew, Poland
• Blaj, Romania

Notable people of Morlanwelz

Born in Morlanwelz:

• Elio Di Rupo (1951), Walloon Minister President.
• Arthur Warocqué [fr] (1835–1880), industrialist and promoter of Belgian horticulture[2] after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.[3]

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.[4][5][6]

Image gallery

• Parc de Mariemont
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See also

• Morlanwelz train collision and runaway
• Musée royal de Mariemont

References

External links

• Media related to Morlanwelz at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Morlanwelz

Morlanwelz ist eine Gemeinde in der Provinz Hennegau im wallonischen Teil Belgiens.

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- [en] Morlanwelz

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[ru] Морланвельз

Морланве́льз (фр. Morlanwelz [mɔʀ.lɑ̃.we], валлон. Marlanwé) — коммуна в Валлонии, расположенная в провинции Эно, округ Тюен. Принадлежит Французскому языковому сообществу Бельгии. На площади 20,26 км² проживают 18 595 человек (плотность населения — 918 чел./км²), из которых 47,92 % — мужчины и 52,08 % — женщины. Средний годовой доход на душу населения в 2003 году составлял 10 902 евро.

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