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Beersel | |
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Beersel Castle, one of the municipality's notable monuments | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′N 04°18′E / 50.767°N 4.300°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Flemish Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Halle-Vilvoorde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jo Vander Meylen (CD&V) |
| • Governing party/ies | Lijst Burgemeester, N-VA, Open VLD |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 25,069 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1650, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654 |
| NIS code | 23003 |
| Area codes | 02 |
| Website | www.beersel.be |
Beersel (Dutch: [ˈbeːrsəl] ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-west of the centre of Brussels. The municipality comprises the towns of Alsemberg, Beersel proper, Dworp, Huizingen and Lot. On 1 January 2023, Beersel had a total population of 26.473. The total area is 30.01 km2 (11.59 sq mi), which gives a population density of 856/km2 (2,220/sq mi).
Beersel is perhaps best known for Beersel Castle, built between 1300 and 1310 by Jean II, Duke of Brabant, as a defense for Brussels. Guillaume Dufay, a notable 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer, was likely born in Beersel. In terms of gastronomy, Beersel is known for its boterham met plattekaas en radijzen (sandwich with white cheese and radishes), usually served with a geuze beer, and for its mandjeskaas (literally 'basket cheese'), which is a white cheese stored in little baskets. Beersel also has two traditional, authentic geuze breweries, Oud Beersel and 3 Fonteinen.
Notable residents
- Eugène Prévinaire (1805–1877, Huizingen), second governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) from 1870 until 1877
- Herman Teirlinck (1879–1967), writer
- Stéphane Demol (1966–2023), assistant manager of the Belgium national football team
- Morten Olsen (born 1949), former football player and manager of the Denmark national football team
- Karel Van Miert (1942–2009), former European Commissioner
- Guillaume Dufay (1397?–1474), Burgundian composer
References
Citations
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Statistieken van bevolking". www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Bevolkingsdichtheid | Statbel". statbel.fgov.be. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ a b Pryer & Fallows 2011, §1 "Life".
Bibliography
- Pryer, Anthony; Fallows, David (2011). "Dufay, Guillaume". In Latham, Alison (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-957903-7.
External links
- Media related to Beersel at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website - Only available in Dutch
- Gazetteer Entry
