Arendonk

Arendonk is a municipality positioned in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises simplest the city of Arendonk right. On January 1, 2016 Arendonk had a total population of thirteen,142. The total location is 55.38 km² which offers a population density of 237 population consistent with km². The spoken language is Kempenlands an East Brabantian dialect, which may be very much like colloquial Dutch. Arendonk become known for falconry inside the Middle Ages . The seize and schooling of birds of prey changed into a distinctiveness for which Freedom changed into acknowledged by means of many royal houses. When permission was given in 1460 to installation linen and tick weaving mills, this added terrific prosperity to the populace.

Until 1800, the tick weavers' guild had its very own income hall in Antwerp . The cigar industry emerged in the nineteenth century and inside the heyday more than 15 manufacturers produced around 30 million cigars each yr. A resident of Arendonk is called an Arendonkaar . The nickname of the Arendonkenaar is "the telowerele'er. Reportedly, the Arendonkaren used to lick their plates clean, in order now not to lose any of the scarce food.