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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

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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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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
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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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