Boortmeerbeek

Boortmeerbeek
Municipality
Church
Flag Coat of arms
Boortmeerbeek Location in Belgium Location of Boortmeerbeek in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°59′N 04°34′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Karin Derua (Open VLD)
• Governing party/ies	VLD
Area
• Total	18.64 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	12,379
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Postal codes	3190, 3191
Area codes	015, 016
Website	www.boortmeerbeek.be

Boortmeerbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌboːrtˈmeːrbeːk]) is a town in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Boortmeerbeek proper, Schiplaken and Hever. The total area is 18.64 km² which gives a population density of 620 inhabitants per km².

town hall

Related people

• Jan van Muysen, built the church in 1451
• Charles de Santa Cruz; knight, lord of Boortmeerbeek; married to Susanne de Molenare.
  • Juan Franscisco de Santa Cruz, Lord of Boortmeerbeek, married to Marie Antoinette Baltine Tucher.

See also

• Twentieth convoy

Televisiedecor

Boortmeerbeek is meerdere malen een decor voor series op tv geweest. De bekende serie nonkel jef werd er grotendeels opgenomen en ook familie is vaak te gast in Boortmeerbeek voor opnames.

External links

• Media related to Boortmeerbeek at Wikimedia Commons
• boortmeerbeek.be
• XXste Konvooi
• Heemkring Ravensteyn
• Boortmeerbeek.org