Dilsen-Stokkem

Dilsen-Stokkem
City and municipality
Stokkem
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dilsen-Stokkem
Dilsen-Stokkem Location in Belgium Location of Dilsen-Stokkem in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°02′N 05°44′E / 51.033°N 5.733°E / 51.033; 5.733
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Maaseik
Government
• Mayor	Sofie Vandeweerd (Open VLD)
• Governing party/ies	OpenVLD, Vooruit Dils-Stok
Area
• Total	65.89 km2 (25.44 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	20,454
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Postal codes	3650
NIS code	72041
Area codes	089
Website	www.dilsen-stokkem.be

Dilsen-Stokkem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪlsə(n) ˈstɔkɛm]; Limburgish: Dilse-Stokkem; French: Dilsen-Stockem) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2018, Dilsen-Stokkem had a total population of 20,454. The total area is 65.61 km² which gives a population density of 312 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Dilsen, Elen, Lanklaar, Rotem, and Stokkem.

Notable people of Dilsen-Stokkem

• Luca Brecel (born 8 March 1995), professional snooker player, 2023 World Snooker Champion
• Sonja Doumen (Miss Belgium 1968)
• Jacky Mathijssen (born 20 July 1963), football player and manager
• Jos Vaessen (born 21 March 1944)

References

External links

• Media related to Dilsen-Stokkem at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Dutch) Official website

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