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 Villarosa, Italy (2002) Le Quesnoy, France Pleszew, Poland Blaj, Romania
Notable people of Morlanwelz Born in Morlanwelz: Elio Di Rupo (1951), Former Minister, Walloon President and Member of the European Parliament. (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.
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See also Morlanwelz train collision and runaway Musée royal de Mariemont
References
External links
Official website