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Drugsbos (Flemish Brabant)
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State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Flemish Brabant
District : Halle-Vilvoorde
Coordinates : 50 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 19'  E
Area : 2.49 km²
Residents: 5689 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 2,285 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 1620
Prefix: 02
Mayor: Alexis Calmeyn (Drugsbos Plus)

Local government address : 		Grote Baan 222
1620 drug abuse
Website: www.drogenbos.be
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Listen to drug bos ? / i is a Belgian municipality with 5689 inhabitants. (As of January 1, 2019). It is one of the seven Flemish - French facility communities in the province of Flemish Brabant . Audio file / audio sample

history

The drug bos village was established in the 11th century. In 1798 it became an independent municipality. Due to the proximity to Brussels, the location on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal, strong industrialization and the associated population growth set in at the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century . In 1866 drug bos had 609 inhabitants. By 1920 the population rose to 2,008. On January 1, 2019, 5,689 people were living in drug abuse bosons.

coat of arms

Description : The red oval shield with three (2.1) silver five-leaves is surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece and is surrounded by the purple coat of arms crowned with a prince's crown .

Attractions

  • Felix de Boeck art museum
  • The Sint-Niklaas church, built around 1350 in Gothic style
  • The town hall is located in a former castle . In the 1960s, the castle ruins with their brick and sandstone façades from the 17th and 18th centuries were restored true to the original. The building has been the seat of the municipal administration since 1969.

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Translation of Wikipedia
  2. ^ Museum Felix De Boeck ;
    → nl: FeliXart Museum