Morlanwelz facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Morlanwelz Marlanwé  (Walloon)
Municipality
Morlanwelz town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Morlanwelz Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	La Louvière
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Postal codes	7140, 7141
Area codes	064
Website	www.morlanwelz.be

Morlanwelz (French pronunciation: [mɔʁlɑ̃we]; Walloon: Marlanwé) 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), Walloon Minister President.
• Arthur Warocqué [fr] (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)
• Marino Stephano née Stéphane Marino (1974-1999), Belgian Trance music producer and DJ.

Image gallery

• Parc de Mariemont
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See also

In Spanish: Morlanwelz para niños