# Rumst

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Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Rumst Municipality Flag Coat of arms Location of Rumst in the province of Antwerp Interactive map of Rumst Rumst Location in Belgium Coordinates: 51°05′N 04°25′E / 51.083°N 4.417°E / 51.083; 4.417 Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Antwerp Arrondissement Antwerp Government • Mayor Jurgen Callaerts (N-VA) • Governing parties N-VA, CD&V -3D Area • Total 20.15 km2 (7.78 sq mi) Population (2018-01-01)[1] • Total 15,114 • Density 750.1/km2 (1,943/sq mi) Postal codes 2840 NIS code 11037 Area codes 03, 015 Website www.rumst.be

**Rumst** (Dutch pronunciation: [\[rʏmst\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Dutch), old spelling: *Rumpst*) is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Belgium) located in the [Belgian](/source/Belgium) province of [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp_(province)). Since 1976 the municipality has not only comprised Rumst proper but also the towns of [Reet](/source/Reet%2C_Belgium) [[nl](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reet_(Belgi%C3%AB))] (old spelling: *Reeth*) and [Terhagen](/source/Terhagen) [[nl](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terhagen_(Rumst))], which had been independent municipalities before that year.

Industry in Rumst, like [Boom](/source/Boom%2C_Antwerp), was heavily focused around the production of clay products like bricks. This industry has largely disappeared since 1970.

In Rumst, the river [Rupel](/source/Rupel) starts as a combination of the [Dijle](/source/Dijle) and [Nete (river)](/source/Nete_(river)) rivers.

In 2021, Rumst had a total population of 15,146. The total area is 19.90 km2 (7.68 sq mi).[2]

## Notable residents

- [Kristof Calvo](/source/Kristof_Calvo), Belgian politician, was born in Rumst

- [Lotte Kopecky](/source/Lotte_Kopecky), Belgian cyclist, was born in Rumst

- [Yvonne Verbeeck](/source/Yvonne_Verbeeck), actress

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-692aaaa06af07b61bd00fe674742d7f0e429826b-v20_1-0)** ["Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018"](https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Wettelijke_bevolking_per_gemeente_2011_2017.xls). Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-stat_2-0)** ["Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 11037"](https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx). *Statistics Belgium*. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

## External links

- Media related to [Rumst](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rumst) at Wikimedia Commons

- (in Dutch) [Official website](http://www.rumst.be)

Places adjacent to Rumst Niel Aartselaar, Kontich Boom Rumst Duffel Willebroek Mechelen Sint-Katelijne-Waver

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