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
- 20px Villarosa, Italy
- 20px Le Quesnoy, France
- 20px Pleszew, Poland
- 20px Blaj, Romania
Notable people of Morlanwelz
- Elio Di Rupo, Former Minister, Walloon President and Member of the European Parliament.
- , industrialist and promoter of Belgian horticulture after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.
- Raoul Warocqué, Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz
- Marino Stephano née Stéphane Marino, Belgian Trance music producer and DJ.
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