Meise

Meise
Municipality

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Meise

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E / 50.933°N 4.333°E / 50.933; 4.333Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E / 50.933°N 4.333°E / 50.933; 4.333
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 (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 18,742
 • Density 540/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

Notable people from Meise

Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are

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

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
 Londerzeel Kapelle-op-den-Bos
Merchtem Grimbergen
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Wemmel
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