Retie

Retie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈreːti]; French: Réthy, French pronunciation: [ʁeti]) is a municipality located in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The municipality comprises the town of Retie proper and several hamlets of which Schoonbroek is the largest. In 2021, Retie had a total population of 11,582. The total area is 48.39 km².^[2]

Retie
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Retie
Retie Location in Belgium Location of Retie in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°16′N 05°04′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Turnhout
Government
• Mayor	Patrick Geuens (NR)
• Governing party/ies	NR (Nieuw Retie)
Area
• Total	48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	11,240
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Postal codes	2470
NIS code	13036
Area codes	014
Website	www.retie.be

The Francophone name of Retie is Rethy.

Famous inhabitants

• Julien Cools (born 1947), footballer
• Lodewijk de Koninck (1838–1924), writer
• Peter van Hove (?–1793), Friar Minor
• Zefa Raeymaekers, (1922–2017), journalist, poet, politician

See also

• Princes Park, Retie, which was also a location in the award-winning TV series Flesh and Bones.