Meise: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added
Hdk (talk | contribs)
m add link
mNo edit summary
Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
(100 intermediate revisions by 78 users not shown)
Line 1:
{{For|the German ornithologist|Wilhelm Meise}}
'''Meise''' is a [[municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Flemish Brabant]]. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and [[Wolvertem]]. On January 1st, 2000 Meise had a total population of 18,347 (8,919 males and 9,428 females). The total area is 34.87 [[square kilometre|km²]] which gives a [[population density]] of 526.15 inhabitants per km².
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
==External links==
|name = Meise
*[http://www.meise.be Official website ] - Only available in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|picture = Meise JPG01b.jpg
|picture-legend = [[Bouchout Castle]]
|map = Meise Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend = Location of Meise in Flemish Brabant
|arms = Blason Meise.svg
|flag = Meise vlag.svg
|arrondissement = [[Halle-Vilvoorde administrative Arrondissement|Halle-Vilvoorde]]
|nis = 23050
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor = Gerda Van den Brande ([[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]])
|majority = [[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]], Samen Anders, PRO
|postal-codes = 1860, 1861
|telephone-area = 02, 052, 015
|web = [http://www.meise.be/ www.meise.be]
|coordinates = {{coord|50|56|N|04|20|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Meise''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈmɛisə}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] in the [[Provinces of Belgium|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 {{convert|34.82|km2|2|abbr=on}}, which gives a [[population density]] of {{convert|530|PD/km2|abbr=on}}.
 
==Transport==
The [[A12 road (Belgium)|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 [[Oak|oaks]]
 
==Parks==
* [[Meise Botanic Garden]]
* Park 'Neromhof'
<gallery widths="200px">
File:EddyMerckxFactoryInMeise.jpg|Eddy Merckx bicycle factory
File:Meise JPG03.jpg|[[Meise Botanic Garden]]
</gallery>
 
==Nature==
* The [[Meadow|meadows]] of Wolvertem or in Dutch 'Wolvertemse beemden'
* The [[Meadow|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]]
* {{Interlanguage link multi|Frank Deboosere|nl}}
* [[Tony De Pauw]]
* [[Kris Wauters]] (from the band [[Clouseau (band)|Clouseau]])
* [[Jean-Pierre Van Rossem]]
 
Empress [[Charlotte of Belgium|Carlota of Mexico]] (born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at [[Bouchout Castle]], where she died in 1927.
 
==Twin towns==
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Waalre]], since 1980
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{Official website|http://www.meise.be}} {{in lang|nl}}
 
{{Geographic ___location
|Centre = Meise
|NE = [[Kapelle-op-den-Bos]]
|E = [[Grimbergen]]
|S = [[Wemmel]]
|W = [[Merchtem]]
|N = [[Londerzeel]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
{{Authority control}}
 
[[Category:Municipalities of Flemish Brabant]]