Meise | |
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Municipality | |
) Bouchout castle | |
) Flag ) Coat of arms | |
)  Meise Location in Belgium Location of Meise in Flemish Brabant ) | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E / 50.933°N 4.333°E | |
| 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 (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,164 |
| • Density | 550/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.
Transport
The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.
Points of interest
- Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
- Botanic Garden Meise (Dutch: Plantentuin Meise)
- Bouchout Castle
The Eddy Merckx bicycle factory in Meise
National Botanic Garden of Belgium
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Notable people from Meise
Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are
- Eddy Merckx
- Frank Deboosere
- 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
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Meise at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Dutch)
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