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Zaventem () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is located in the Dijleland area, one of the three large recreational areas which together form the Groene Gordel ("Green Belt") around the Brussels-Capital Region. The municipality comprises the subdivisions or deelgemeenten of Nossegem, Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Sterrebeek and Zaventem proper. The municipality is a suburb of Brussels, and Sint-Stevens-Woluwe directly borders the city, specifically the Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality.

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Belgium municipality.name
Zaventem
Belgium municipality.picture
ZaventemCentreAcrossLakeInMorning.jpg
Belgium municipality.map
Zaventem Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant
Belgium municipality.arms
Blason_Zaventem.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Flag of Zaventem.svg
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Halle-Vilvoorde
Belgium municipality.nis
23094
Belgium municipality.mayor
Dirk Phillips (Open Vld)
Belgium municipality.majority
Open Vld, CD&V
Belgium municipality.postal codes
1930, 1932, 1933
Belgium municipality.telephone area
02
Belgium municipality.web
www.zaventem.be

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
Zaventemmenaar
Population
35184
Area
27.62
Official website
www.zaventem.be
Image
Zaventem Heldenplein - 202850 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg
Dialing code
02
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postal code
1931
Commons category
Zaventem
annual number of weddings
88
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+32-2-717-89-00
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23 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Lords of Saventhem
  • 2016 Brussels bombings
  • Places of interest
  • Church of Saint Martin and Anthony van Dyck's masterpiece
  • De Veste Museum of Local History
  • Mariadal Castle
  • House of the Seven Knights
  • Stockmans Mill
  • Infrastructure
  • Economy
  • Former companies
  • National airport
  • History
  • Education
  • Parks and recreation
  • International relations
  • Twin towns – Sister cities
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Zaventem () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is located in the Dijleland area, one of the three large recreational areas which together form the Groene Gordel ("Green Belt") around the Brussels-Capital Region. The municipality comprises the subdivisions or deelgemeenten of Nossegem, Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Sterrebeek and Zaventem proper. The municipality is a suburb of Brussels, and Sint-Stevens-Woluwe directly borders the city, specifically the Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality.

On 1 January 2025, Zaventem had a total population of 37,271. The total area is , which gives a population density of . The official language of Zaventem is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. Zaventem is the home of Brussels Airport, together with neighbouring town of Diegem.

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