| Begijnendijk | |
|---|---|
|  | |
|  Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Location of Begijnendijk | |
|   Begijnendijk Location in Belgium
 Begijnendijk in the Province of Flemish Brabant  | |
| Coordinates: 51°01′N 04°47′E / 51.017°N 4.783°E | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 
| Community | Flemish Community | 
| Region | Flemish Region | 
| Province | Flemish Brabant | 
| Arrondissement | Leuven | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bert Ceulemans (Samen) | 
| • Governing party/ies | Samen, N-VA, S.A.F.E, Leef | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,053 | 
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | 
| Postal codes | 3130 | 
| NIS code | 24007 | 
| Area codes | 016 - 015 | 
| Website | www.begijnendijk.be | 
Begijnendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [bəˈɣɛi̯nə(n)ˌdɛi̯k] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Begijnendijk proper and Betekom. On January 1, 2006, Begijnendijk had a total population of 9,400. The total area is 17.62 km² which gives a population density of 534 inhabitants per km². The official spoken language is Dutch.
On the 25th of July 2019, the hottest ever recorded in Belgium was recorded in Begijnendijk, the town recording a temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F), beating the temperature of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) recorded in Angleur, recorded just the previous day.[2]
Further reading
- 2008 "De boerekes van Betekom" written by Bob Michiels
- 2005 "Begijnendijk, dorp van kerkenbouwers"
- 2003 "De vergane glorie van Betekom" written by Pascal Van Vlasselaer
- 1997 "De parochies St. Lucia en St. Laurentius van Begijnendijk-Betekom voot 1901" written by H. Guislain
- 1996 "Begijnendijk voor 1796" written by Geert Andries
- 1996 "Betekom op de schoolbanken" written by Vermeulen-Vandenbussche, Trees
- 1995 "Volkstelling van Betekom en Begijnendijk"
- 1995 "Nota's uit de rekeningen der St.Laurentiuskerk: 1715, 1751,1757,1762,1775, XIXe en XXe eeuw"
- 1995 "De oude molen van Betekom"
- 1994 "Hoe Begijnendijk ontstond als aparte gemeente op 8 maart 1796"
References
- ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ "Zo uitzonderlijk was het gisteren: 41,8 graden in Begijnendijk" (in Dutch). VRTNWS. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
External links
 Media related to Begijnendijk at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Begijnendijk at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
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