Meise
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Location in Belgium | |||
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Country | Belgium | ||
Community | Flemish Community | ||
Region | Flemish Region | ||
Province | Flemish Brabant | ||
Arrondissement | Halle-Vilvoorde | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Jos Emmerechts (CD&V) | ||
• Governing party/ies | CD&V, Groen! | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
• Total | 18,418 | ||
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 1860, 1861 | ||
Area codes | 02, 052, 015 | ||
Website | www.meise.be |
Meise (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛi̯sə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a deelgemeente), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. As of January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is 34.82 km² which gives a population density of 530 inhabitants per km².
Meise is also a last name of a few families originating from Germany.
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Transport
The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.
Points of interest
- Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
- National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Dutch: De Nationale plantentuin van België)
- Bouchout Castle
Notable people from Meise
Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are
- Eddy Merckx
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- Tony De Pauw
- Kris Wauters (from the band Clouseau)
- Jean-Pierre Van Rossem
Empress Carlota of Mexico (born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at the Castle of Bouchout where she died in 1927.
Twin towns
- Waalre, since 1980
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (Dutch)
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