Wortel

Wortel is a village in the Belgian municipality of . As of 2021, it has 1,844 inhabitants. The toponym means carrot or root in Dutch. Wortel was established in the early 19th century by the Society of Benevolence as a farming colony for the able-bodied working poor.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 1,720 residents
  • Description: section of Hoogstraten, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Wortel, Belgium”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint Jan Baptistkerk (Wortel) and Béguinage of Hoogstraten.

Church
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Protected area
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a protected area.

Church
St. Catherine's Church in , Belgium, was built between 1525 and 1550 by order of Antoon van Lalaing and Elisabeth van Culemborg, Count and Countess of the County of Hoogstraten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minderhout and Rijkevorsel.

Village
is a village in the municipality of in the province of Antwerp close to the border with the . As of 2021, it has about 4,420 inhabitants. is situated 3 km northwest of Wortel.

Town
Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality located in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the town of , Achtel, Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel and Gammel. In 2021, had a total population of 12,262. The total area is 46.79 km2. is situated 6 km southwest of Wortel.

Town
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality located in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of proper. In 2021, had a total population of 8,616. The total area is 44.56 km2. is situated 6 km southeast of Wortel.

Wortel

Latitude
51.39685° or 51° 23′ 49″ north
Longitude
4.79567° or 4° 47′ 44″ east
Population
1,720
Open location code
9F369QWW+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249262450
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q2443734
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Wortel” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “沃特爾”
  • Dutch: “Wortel (plaats)”
  • Dutch: “Wortel”
  • French: “Wortel”
  • German: “Wortel (Hoogstraten)”
  • German: “Wortel”
  • Hungarian: “Wortel”
  • Irish: “Wortel”
  • Japanese: “ワーテル”
  • Polish: “Wortel (Hoogstraten)”
  • Polish: “Wortel”
  • Russian: “Вортел”
  • Turkish: “Wortel”
  • Ukrainian: “Вортель”

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