Begijnendijk

Begijnendijk
Municipality
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Begijnendijk Location in Belgium
Begijnendijk in the Province of Flemish Brabant 250x250px
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Willy Michiels (MGB)
• Governing party/ies	MGB-CD&V
Area
• Total	17.62 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	9,962
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Postal codes	3130
Area codes	016 - 015
Website	www.begijnendijk.be

Begijnendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [bəˌɣɛi̯nənˈdɛi̯k]) 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.

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"

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Available only in Dutch