Machelen

Machelen
Machelen
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	Flemish Brabant
District :	Halle-Vilvoorde
Coordinates :	50 ° 55 '  N , 4 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '  N , 4 ° 26'  E
Area :	11.59 km²
Residents:	15,469 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	1,335 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	1830, 1831
Prefix:	02
Mayor:	Marc Grootjans
Local government address :	Gemeente Machelen Woluwestraat 1 1830 Machelen
Website:	www.machelen.be

Machelen is a municipality in the arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde in the province of Flemish Brabant ( Flanders region ) in Belgium . Mayor is Marc Grootjans.

The EURid organization is located in the Diegem sub-municipality .

geography

The municipality is located about 9 km northeast of Brussels on the R0 motorway ring (ring around Brussels). It has a population of 15,469 (as of January 1, 2019) and an area of ​​11.59 km². The area of ​​Machelen is 6.1 km², that of the associated sub-municipality Diegem an additional 5.5 km².

history

Machelen was first mentioned in 1179 as Machala . Today's municipality was created in 1977 from the merger of the municipalities Machelen and Diegem.

Web links

Commons : Machelen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official homepage of the municipality (Dutch)

St. Gertrudiskirche

b.house, the headquarters of Brussels Airlines