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Kinrooi is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1st, 2005 Kinrooi had a total population of 11,997. The total area is 54.76 km² which gives a population density of 219.06 inhabitants per km². Image File history File links Map, municipality belgium Kinrooi FR; Carte indiquant la localisation de la commune de Kinrooi dans la Province de Limbourg. ... Image File history File links Map, municipality belgium Kinrooi FR; Carte indiquant la localisation de la commune de Kinrooi dans la Province de Limbourg. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and is located west of the Meuse river. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


This municipality contains five villages. Namely: Molenbeersel, Kinrooi, Kessenich, Geistingen and Ophoven. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Kessenich is a village located in Kinrooi, in the Belgian province of Limburg. ...


On the 18th of September 1971 the five little villages (Molenbeersel, Kinrooi, Kessenich, Geistingen and Ophoven) fused and became the municipality Kinrooi. Since then there have been 3 mayor's. The current mayor is Hubert Brouns.


Economy:


Kinrooi's main economic activities are agriculture, tourism and the reclamation of gravel, sand and loam. The downside of the reclamation of gravel, sand and loam is that a lot of land surface get's lost.


Tourism:


Kinrooi attracts a lot of tourists because it has 7 nature reserves that harbor rare animal & plant species, it has a marina and because it has several old windmills.


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Limburg municipalities
Hasselt: | As | Beringen | Diepenbeek | Genk | Gingelom | Halen | Ham | Hasselt | Herk-de-Stad | Heusden-Zolder | Leopoldsburg | Lummen | Nieuwerkerken | Opglabbeek | Sint-Truiden | Tessenderlo | Zonhoven | Zutendaal |
Maaseik: | Bocholt | Bree | Dilsen-Stokkem | Hamont-Achel | Hechtel-Eksel | Houthalen-Helchteren | Kinrooi | Lommel | Maaseik | Meeuwen-Gruitrode | Neerpelt | Overpelt | Peer
Tongeren: | Alken | Bilzen | Borgloon | Heers | Herstappe | Hoeselt | Kortessem | Lanaken | Maasmechelen | Riemst | Tongeren | Voeren | Wellen |

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Kinrooi - definition of Kinrooi in Encyclopedia (90 words)
Kinrooi is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg.
On January 1st, 2004 Kinrooi had a total population of 11,928 (6,128 males and 5,800 females).
The five little villages are Molenbeersel, Kinrooi, Kessenich, Geistingen and Ophoven.
Kinrooi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (168 words)
On the 18th of September 1971 the five little villages (Molenbeersel, Kinrooi, Kessenich, Geistingen and Ophoven) fused and became the municipality Kinrooi.
Kinrooi's main economic activities are agriculture, tourism and the reclamation of gravel, sand and loam.
Kinrooi attracts a lot of tourists because it has 7 nature reserves that harbor rare animal and plant species, it has a marina and because it has several old windmills.
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