Boortmeerbeek

Boortmeerbeek
Municipality
Church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Boortmeerbeek
Boortmeerbeek Location in Belgium Location of Boortmeerbeek in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°59′N 04°34′E / 50.983°N 4.567°E / 50.983; 4.567
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Karin Derua (OpenVLD)
• Governing party/ies	OpenVld, N-VA
Area
• Total	18.77 km2 (7.25 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	12,379
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Postal codes	3190, 3191
NIS code	24014
Area codes	015, 016
Website	www.boortmeerbeek.be

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.

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]

• 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.

• Twentieth convoy

• Media related to Boortmeerbeek at Wikimedia Commons
• boortmeerbeek.be
• XXste Konvooi
• Heemkring Ravensteyn
• Boortmeerbeek.org Archived 2011-10-22 at the Wayback Machine

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