page_title: Boom, Belgium
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Boom, Belgium / History
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Litho OLV van Boom, ca.1910
context_page_description: Boom is a Belgian town, located in both the arrondissement and province of Antwerp. On 1 January 2006 Boom had a total population of 16,096. The total area is 7.37 km² which gives a population density of 2,185 inhabitants per km². Residents are known as "Boomers".
  Since 2005, Boom has hosted the annual electronic dance music event Tomorrowland.
context_section_description: Recorded history of this community started in the late 1300s. The population increase in Boom occurred some time during the 19th century. In Boom, people venerate a statue of the lady of Boom.
caption: Our Lady of Boom, ca 1910
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