Dilbeek

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Dilbeek
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Dilbeek (Flemish Brabant)
Dilbeek
Dilbeek
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Flemish Brabant
District : Halle-Vilvoorde
Coordinates : 50 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  E
Area : 41.18 km²
Residents: 42,847 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density: 1,040 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 1700 (Dilbeek)
1701 (Itterbeek)
1702 (Groot-Bijgaarden)
1703 (Schepdaal)
Prefix: 02
Mayor: Willy Segers ( NV-A )

Local government address : 		Gemeentehuis,
Gemeenteplein 1,
1700 Dilbeek
Website: www.dilbeek.be
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Dilbeek is a Belgian municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant with 42,847 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It has an area of ​​41.18 km² and a population density of 1040 inhabitants per km².

Dilbeek adjoins the Brussels metropolitan area immediately to the west . While the sub-municipalities Dilbeek, Itterbeek and Groot-Bijgaarden have already merged with the Brussels metropolitan area, Schepdaal, Sint-Martens-Bodegem, Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, Sint-Anna-Pede and Sint-Gertrudis-Pede are small villages that were able to retain their rural character - despite the enormous urban sprawl in the region.

Mayor is Willy Segers.

history

Dilbeek was first mentioned in 1075 as Dedelbeccha . Since a merger in 1977, the municipality (Groß-) Dilbeek has consisted of the central town of Dilbeek itself and the districts of Itterbeek, Schepdaal, Sint-Martens-Bodegem, Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle and Groot-Bijgaarden.

Partnerships

Dibeek maintains partnerships with Obervellach in Austria , Franschhoek in South Africa and Dalton (Georgia) in the USA .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Personalities who have worked on site

  • Jacques de Croÿ (around 1436–1516), Prince-Bishop of Cambrai and patron of the arts, maintained a castle in Dilbeek where he died

Web links

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