Torhout

Geschiedenis

Torhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henricus, and the hamlet of De Driekoningen. On January 1, 2012, Torhout had a total population of 20,149. The total area is 45.23 km² which gives a population density of 445 inhabitants per km².People associated with Torhout Rimbert, saintJosse van Huerter, first settler, and captain-major of the island of Faial in the Portuguese Azores. Karel Van Wijnendaele (Founder of Tour of Flanders (Tour of Flanders)) Benny Vansteelant (Multiple World Champion Duathlon) and Joerie Vansteelant Luk Descheemaeker, winner at the 2nd Holocaust cartoon contest in Teheran, 2016 and cultural worldambassador of the town.FestivitiesTorhout-Werchter was until 1999 one of the largest annual pop festivals in Europe. Efforts were made to have a world music festival in Torhout after Torhout Werchter became Rock Werchter, held in Werchter only.