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Meise

FieldValue
nameMeise
pictureMeise JPG01b.jpg
picture-legendBouchout Castle
mapMeise Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
map-legendLocation of Meise in Flemish Brabant
armsBlason Meise.svg
flagMeise vlag.svg
arrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
nis23050
mayorGerda Van den Brande (N-VA)
majorityN-VA, Samen Anders, PRO
postal-codes1860, 1861
telephone-area02, 052, 015
webwww.meise.be
coordinates

|picture-legend = Bouchout Castle |map-legend = Location of Meise in Flemish Brabant |pyramid-date= |0-19= |20-64= |foreigners-date= |postal-codes = 1860, 1861 |telephone-area = 02, 052, 015 Meise () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. 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. On 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 PD/km2.

Transport

The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.

Points of interest

  • Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
  • Bouchout Castle
  • The wood chapel or in Dutch: 'Boskapel' surrounded by oaks

Parks

  • Meise Botanic Garden
  • Park 'Neromhof' File:EddyMerckxFactoryInMeise.jpg|Eddy Merckx bicycle factory File:Meise JPG03.jpg|Meise Botanic Garden

Nature

  • The meadows of Wolvertem or in Dutch 'Wolvertemse beemden'
  • The meadows of the 'Babbelbeek' or in Dutch 'Babbelbeekse beemden'
  • The wood of Velaert or in Dutch 'Velaertbos'
  • The small wood around the wood chapel or 'Boskapel'
  • The wood of four oaks or in Dutch: 'vier eiken bos'

Notable people

Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are:

  • Eddy Merckx
  • 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 Bouchout Castle, where she died in 1927.

Twin towns

  • Netherlands Waalre, since 1980

References

Wikipedia Source

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