Begijnendijk
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2013) |
Begijnendijk | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Begijnendijk  | |
  Begijnendijk Location in Belgium
Begijnendijk in the Province of Flemish Brabant  | |
| Coordinates: 51°01′N 04°47′E / 51.017°N 4.783°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Flemish Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Leuven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bert Ceulemans (Samen) |
| • Governing party/ies | Samen, N-VA, S.A.F.E, Leef |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 10,053 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3130 |
| NIS code | 24007 |
| Area codes | 016 - 015 |
| Website | www.begijnendijk.be |
Begijnendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [bəˈɣɛinə(n)ˌdɛik] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Begijnendijk proper and Betekom. On January 1, 2006, Begijnendijk had a total population of 9,400. The total area is 17.62 km² which gives a population density of 534 inhabitants per km². The official spoken language is Dutch.
On the 25th of July 2019, the hottest ever recorded in Belgium was recorded in Begijnendijk, the town recording a temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F), beating the temperature of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) recorded in Angleur, recorded just the previous day.[2]
Further reading
[edit]- 2008 "De boerekes van Betekom" written by Bob Michiels
- 2005 "Begijnendijk, dorp van kerkenbouwers"
- 2003 "De vergane glorie van Betekom" written by Pascal Van Vlasselaer
- 1997 "De parochies St. Lucia en St. Laurentius van Begijnendijk-Betekom voot 1901" written by H. Guislain
- 1996 "Begijnendijk voor 1796" written by Geert Andries
- 1996 "Betekom op de schoolbanken" written by Vermeulen-Vandenbussche, Trees
- 1995 "Volkstelling van Betekom en Begijnendijk"
- 1995 "Nota's uit de rekeningen der St.Laurentiuskerk: 1715, 1751,1757,1762,1775, XIXe en XXe eeuw"
- 1995 "De oude molen van Betekom"
- 1994 "Hoe Begijnendijk ontstond als aparte gemeente op 8 maart 1796"
References
[edit]- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Zo uitzonderlijk was het gisteren: 41,8 graden in Begijnendijk" (in Dutch). VRTNWS. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Begijnendijk at Wikimedia Commons- Official website - Available only in Dutch
Places adjacent to Begijnendijk | |
|---|---|
| International | |
|---|---|
| Geographic | |
 | This Flemish Brabant location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |