Kinrooi
Encyclopedia
Kinrooi is a village located in the Belgian
province of Limburg
, between Kessenich
and Bree
.
since September 18, 1971, when the four municipalities Kinrooi, Kessenich
, Geistingen
-Ophoven and Molenbeersel were fused. There have been three mayors. The current mayor is Hubert Brouns. On January 1, 2006 Kinrooi had a total population of 11,977. The total area is 54.76 km² which gives a population density
of 219 inhabitants per km².
. The flag reminds to that; the clarions stood on the shield of Kessenich. After the independence of Belgium in 1839 it became a little municipality, together with some near hamlets. In 2005 there are prehistoric remains found in the center, when it was being renovated.
The downside of this reclamation is that a lot of land surface gets lost. Tourism is also an important resource. Kinrooi attracts a lot of tourists because it has seven nature reserves that harbor rare animal and plant species, it has a marina and because it has several old windmills. Besides, there is a lot of watersporting, in the old gravel pools. One of them, lying in Ophoven, is now the greatest inner harbour of Europe.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of Limburg
Limburg (Belgium)
Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
, between Kessenich
Kessenich
Kessenich is a village in the Belgian province Limburg. It's part of the municipality of Kinrooi, what lies eastern.-Geography:Kessenich is the end of the Grensmaas, the part of the Meuse who forms a natural border with the Dutch province Limburg. This river separates Kessenich from Stevensweert....
and Bree
Bree, Belgium
Bree is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Bree had a total population of 14,503. The total area is 64.96 km² which gives it a population density of 223 inhabitants per square km...
.
Municipality
Kinrooi is a municipalityMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
since September 18, 1971, when the four municipalities Kinrooi, Kessenich
Kessenich
Kessenich is a village in the Belgian province Limburg. It's part of the municipality of Kinrooi, what lies eastern.-Geography:Kessenich is the end of the Grensmaas, the part of the Meuse who forms a natural border with the Dutch province Limburg. This river separates Kessenich from Stevensweert....
, Geistingen
Geistingen
Geistingen is a hamlet of the municipality of Kinrooi, in the Belgian province of Limburg.This commune commenced along the Roman road connecting Maastricht and Nijmegen. At that time, it laid close to the river Meuse. She has meanwhile changed her course to the east; in her old one nowadays flows...
-Ophoven and Molenbeersel were fused. There have been three mayors. The current mayor is Hubert Brouns. On January 1, 2006 Kinrooi had a total population of 11,977. The total area is 54.76 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 219 inhabitants per km².
History
Before, Kinrooi was a hamlet of the village of KessenichKessenich
Kessenich is a village in the Belgian province Limburg. It's part of the municipality of Kinrooi, what lies eastern.-Geography:Kessenich is the end of the Grensmaas, the part of the Meuse who forms a natural border with the Dutch province Limburg. This river separates Kessenich from Stevensweert....
. The flag reminds to that; the clarions stood on the shield of Kessenich. After the independence of Belgium in 1839 it became a little municipality, together with some near hamlets. In 2005 there are prehistoric remains found in the center, when it was being renovated.
Economy
Kinrooi's main economic activities are agriculture, tourism and the reclamation of gravel, sand and loam.The downside of this reclamation is that a lot of land surface gets lost. Tourism is also an important resource. Kinrooi attracts a lot of tourists because it has seven nature reserves that harbor rare animal and plant species, it has a marina and because it has several old windmills. Besides, there is a lot of watersporting, in the old gravel pools. One of them, lying in Ophoven, is now the greatest inner harbour of Europe.