Lennik

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Lennik
Municipality
Lennik's town hall
Lennik's town hall
Flag of Lennik
Flag
Coat of arms of Lennik
Coat of arms
Location of Lennik in Flemish Brabant
Location of Lennik in Flemish Brabant
Interactive map of Lennik
Lennik is located in Belgium
Lennik
Lennik
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°48′N 04°09′E / 50.800°N 4.150°E / 50.800; 4.150
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
Government
 • MayorIrina De Knop (LB)
 • Governing partiesLB, CD&V, Groen
Area
 • Total
31.12 km2 (12.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
9,024
 • Density290.0/km2 (751.0/sq mi)
Postal codes
1750
NIS code
23104
Area codes02, 054
Websitewww.lennik.be

Lennik (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛnɪk]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Sint-Kwintens-Lennik, Sint-Martens-Lennik, Eizeringen and Gaasbeek. It is also situated in the Pajottenland. On January 1, 2006, Lennik had a total population of 8,694. The total area is 30.80 km2 which gives a population density of 282 inhabitants per km2.

On its territory is the national Gaasbeek Castle museum. A 4 metre high statue of Prince (a Belgian Draught, draught horse) stands on the Market Place.

References

  1. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  • Media related to Lennik at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website (in Dutch)
  • QW1i's official website Archived 2009-04-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  • Chiro Lennik Official Website (in Dutch)