Begijnendijk

Begijnendijk
Municipality
Flag of Begijnendijk
Flag
Coat of arms of Begijnendijk
Coat of arms
Location of Begijnendijk
Map
Begijnendijk is located in Belgium
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 / 51.017; 4.783
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementLeuven
Government
 • MayorBert Ceulemans (Samen)
 • Governing party/iesSamen, N-VA, S.A.F.E, Leef
Area
 • Total17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total10,053
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Postal codes
3130
NIS code
24007
Area codes016 - 015
Websitewww.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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
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