Roosdaal
Roosdaal | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Location in Belgium | |||
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Country | Belgium | ||
Community | Flemish Community | ||
Region | Flemish Region | ||
Province | Flemish Brabant | ||
Arrondissement | Halle-Vilvoorde | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Christine Hemerijckx (CD&V) | ||
• Governing party/ies | CD&V | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 21.69 km2 (8.37 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
• Total | 11,260 | ||
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 1760, 1761 | ||
Area codes | 054, 053, 02 | ||
Website | www.roosdaal.be |
Roosdaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːzdaːl]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Borchtlombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Pamel and Strijtem. It borders to four other municipalities:
On January 1, 2010, Roosdaal had a total population of 11,163. The total area is 21.69 km² which gives a population density of 495 inhabitants per km². Roosdaal is well known in Flanders for its berries through its annual strawberry convention.
In 2008, during a national television competition, Onze-lieve-vrouw-Lombeek was elected as "The most beautiful village in Flemish-Brabant", but it lost the overall Flemish competition to the town of Oud-Rekem.
Notable people
- Frans Van Cauwelaert (b. 10 January 1880 – 17 May 1961), politician and lawyer.
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
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Liedekerke | Ternat | ||
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Gooik | Lennik |
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