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or sunbathing. Outside of the swimming season, the domain's swimming zone is open daily from 08:30 to sunset, but during the swimming season it is open from 10:00 to 20:30. Access to the swimming zone is free for inhabitants of
Rotselaar. Others have to pay for entry and swimming is only allowed when
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In the elections of
October 2018, CD&V stayed the largest party with 10 seats, followed by N-VA (5 seats), Open VLD (3 seats), anders (3 seats), Groen (3 seats) and SP.A (1 seat). CD&V announced a coalition with the second party N-VA to form a majority for the legislative session of 2019 and
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Rotselaar can also have a fourth meaning, where it refers to
Rotselaar-Centre, as opposed to Rotselaar Heikant, which is also referred to as simply "Heikant". Rotselaar proper (as it existed prior to 1977) consists of two parts: Rotselaar-Centre and Rotselaar Heikant. If used in this sense, the name
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on natural ice is possible as well, though rarely, but it is strictly forbidden to enter the ice unless the municipal government explicitly allows ice skating. If the municipal government allows ice skating, it will publish so in the local press, the "Dorpskrant" (a local newspaper published by the
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and one of the largest festivals in Europe. It's even famous over the
Belgian borders. Each year, many renowned groups and artists perform at Rock Werchter, and over 320,000 people come to the festival. Originally it was a double-festival, called "Rock Torhout-Werchter", with two festival areas on
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Between 2013 and 2018, the majority consisted of CD&V and OpenVLD, CD&V having attained 12 seats, and OpenVLD 3 seats, forming a majority. NV-A (5 seats), GroenSociaal (2 seats) and anders (a local party, 3 seats) were part of the opposition.
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held annually during the first weekend of the summer holidays in
Werchter. It was first organised in 1974 and since 2003 the festival lasts four days, and the 2003 and 2005 editions won the Arthur award for the best festival in the world of the
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through marriage. The keep, and the moat surrounding it, was meant to stress his prestige. The keep has six floors that are connected by a spiral staircase. The basement floor and the entrance level are roofed with a
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The name "Rotselaar" can have four different meanings, and it is important to make a distinction between these meanings in order to avoid ambiguities. In a first meaning, "Rotselaar" refers to the whole of the
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are present and the green flag is out. The swimming season lasts roughly from the middle of May to the end of August, depending on the weather. The swimming zone is delimited by a ditch and a line of
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in 1973. After the merger with the municipalities of
Werchter and Wezemaal, the coat of arms was confirmed by the municipal council and 1981 and ratified in 1982. The coat of arms consists of three
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was first mentioned in the 12th century and was repeatedly expanded and restored since the 16th century. All these phases were preserved, so the building offers and overview of its
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Rotselaar first appeared in written accounts, it was spelled "Rotslar". Over the centuries, this evolved into "Rotselaer", and eventually into "Rotselaar". In
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in the municipality. The
Municipal Council is renewed entirely every six years. The municipal elections of 8 October 2006 were the first municipal and provincial elections in
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r" was used to show that the vowel preceding it sounds longer, in modern spelling the vowel is doubled to achieve the same effect, which gives "Rotsel
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of Rotselaar and Wezemaal as lords. In the 14th century, the Lords of Wezemaal and Rotselaar managed to detract Werchter (and
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of the Duke of Brabant settled at Wezemaal and Rotselaar. In the course of the 13th century, these vassals rose to the noble
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soldiers were killed. During the First World War, a total 67 houses were burned and 38 civilians were killed in Rotselaar.
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is allowed in the fishing zone domain from June 1 to April 15, between sunrise and sunset. But you have to have a public
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committee was created for the purpose of furthering the ties between Rotselaar and Bad Gandersheim through visits,
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zone in the domain, which is off-limits to the public. Other possible activities include, but are not limited to,
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of the municipality, scrutinises the local services, and looks after the interests of its population in general (
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holidays to October 15 in the surfing zone, which is separate from the swimming zone for reasons of safety.
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since 3 July 1942 and was thoroughly restored in 1948. The keep "Ter Heide" is no longer open to the public.
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were used quite intensively by man in the past, amongst others for grazing the cattle, and Hrosda is a male
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are situated, Pedra de Lume, once the site of salt collection (hence the name of the island, "sal" is
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and the hills covered with forests, and last but not least, the sun gives Rotselaar blossoming
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were first mentioned in written accounts in 1044. Only a century later, between 1138 and 1152,
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of the municipality of Rotselaar was adopted by the municipal council in 1968 and ratified by
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on a whitestone base, which is directly in the water. The construction was embellished with
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floorplan and was probably built around the year 1350 on order of Gerard vander Heyden,
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is unclear. Rotselaar is thought to mean "laar of Hrosda". A
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church in the centre of Rotselaar which was rebuilt in 1846.
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are allowed in the domain, but not in the swimming zone.
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since the transfer of the competence with regards to the
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to the north. It's also located at the junction of three
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with the main urban and administrative centre and the
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Between 2007 and 2013, the majority consisted of the
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352:[ˈrɔtsəlaːr]
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