Boortmeerbeek
Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
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Boortmeerbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈboːrtmeːrˌbeːk] ⓘ) 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.
Boortmeerbeek
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Boortmeerbeek in Flemish Brabant | |
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  Boortmeerbeek Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′N 04°34′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Flemish Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Leuven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karin Derua (OpenVLD) |
| • Governing parties | OpenVld, N-VA |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.77 km2 (7.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 12,379 |
| • Density | 659.5/km2 (1,708/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3190, 3191 |
| NIS code | 24014 |
| Area codes | 015, 016 |
| Website | www.boortmeerbeek.be |
KRC Boortmeerbeek
KRC Boortmeerbeek is the football team. Notable players have included Albert Cluytens and Danny Lenie. Footballer, Michel Verschueren was born in 1931 in Boortmeerbeek. His career in football began at Flemish Brabant's KRC Boortmeerbeek, where he was first a player and later became a coach for two seasons.[2]
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.
