Kortenberg
Sign in to saveKortenberg (; ) is a Belgian municipality located in the province of Flemish Brabant, about halfway between the cities of Brussels and Leuven. The municipality comprises the subdivisions or deelgemeenten of Erps-Kwerps, Everberg, Kortenberg proper and Meerbeek. On 1 January 2013 Kortenberg had a total population of 19,393. The total area is 34.52 km2 which gives a population density of about 562 inhabitants per km2. In the southern part of Everberg there is also a hamlet called Vrebos, while between Erps-Kwerps and Meerbeek there is another hamlet called Schoonaarde, which can be found in
Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Kortenberg
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Erps-Kwerps 2.JPG
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- Erps-Kwerps
- Belgium municipality.map
- Kortenberg Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Kortenberg in Flemish Brabant
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Kortenberg wapen.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Flag of Kortenberg.svg
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Leuven
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 24055
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Alexandra Thienpont (CD&V)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- CD&V, Open VLD
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 3070, 3071, 3078
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 02, 016
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.kortenberg.be
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Kortenberg
- Population
- 20214
- Area
- 34.52
- Elevation
- 44
- Official website
- www.kortenberg.be
- Image
- In Voscapel Kortenberg (1719).jpg
- Dialing code
- 02-016
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- postal code
- 3078
- Commons category
- Kortenberg
- annual number of weddings
- 61
- native label
- Kortenberg
- time of earliest written record
- 1095-00-00
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +32 2 755 30 70
- P13200
- Istanbul
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- History
- Abbey of Kortenberg
- Transportation
- Education
- Notable citizens
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Kortenberg (; ) is a Belgian municipality located in the province of Flemish Brabant, about halfway between the cities of Brussels and Leuven. The municipality comprises the subdivisions or deelgemeenten of Erps-Kwerps, Everberg, Kortenberg proper and Meerbeek. On 1 January 2013 Kortenberg had a total population of 19,393. The total area is 34.52 km2 which gives a population density of about 562 inhabitants per km2. In the southern part of Everberg there is also a hamlet called Vrebos, while between Erps-Kwerps and Meerbeek there is another hamlet called Schoonaarde, which can be found in the proximity of the train station of Erps-Kwerps.
==History== On the territory of Erps-Kwerps an ancient Roman villa has been excavated. The same archeological site revealed a burial-ground of the Frankish civilisation.
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3 mapped locations