Morlanwelz

Morlanwelz (; ) 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 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), Former Minister, Walloon President and Member of the European Parliament.
• (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)
• née Stéphane Marino (1974–1999), Belgian Trance music producer and DJ.

Image gallery

See also

• Morlanwelz train collision and runaway
• Musée royal de Mariemont

References

External links

• Official website