| Arms | Torhout wapen.svg |
|---|---|
| Province | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Bruges |
| Nis | 31033 |
| Mayor | Kristof Audenaert (CD&V) |
| Majority | CD&V, Vooruit |
| Postal-codes | 8820 |
| Telephone-area | 050 |
| Web | www.torhout.be |
| Coordinates | 51°03′N 03°06′E |
Torhout (ˈtɔrɦʌut; French: Thourout; vls: Toeroet) is a city and 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 29 February 2024 Torhout had a total population of 24,891. The total area is 45.23 km2 which gives a population density of 445 inhabitants per km2.
People associated with Torhout
- Rimbert, saint
- Josse 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 Tehran, 2016.
- Hilde Crevits, Vice Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish minister of Economy, Innovation, Work, Social economy and Agriculture; and former mayor of Torhout (2016-2018)
- Brahim Attaeb, R&B singer and presenter
- Gilles Gérard Meersseman, Catholic theologian and Church historian
Festivities
Torhout-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.
Sports
The main football club of the city is Torhout 1992 KM.
External links
- Official website - Information available in Dutch and limited information available in French, English and German