Heist-op-den-Berg
Heist-op-den-Berg (Heistberg) | ||
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Flanders | |
Province : | Antwerp | |
District : | Mechelen | |
Coordinates : | 51 ° 4 ′ N , 4 ° 44 ′ E | |
Area : | 86.46 km² | |
Residents: | 42,681 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 494 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 2220-2223 | |
Prefix: | 03, 014, 015 and 016 | |
Mayor: | Luc Vleugels ( CD&V ) | |
Local government address : |
Kerkplein 17 2220 Heist-op-den-Berg |
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Website: | www.heist-op-den-berg.be |
Heist-op-den-Berg is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 42,681 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019), which consists of the main town and five other districts.
Mechelen is 18 kilometers west, Antwerp 26 kilometers northwest and Brussels about 35 kilometers southwest.
traffic
The next motorway exits are in the north near Herentals on the A13 / E 313 , in the south near Aarschot on the A2 and in the west near Mechelen on the A1 / E 19 .
The municipality has a regional train station on the Antwerp - Lier - Heist-op-den-Berg - Aarschoot railway line .
The Antwerp International Airport is the nearest regional airport and the airport Brussels National near the capital Brussels is an airport of international importance.
Sports
Olympia Heist op den Berg is the second most successful ice hockey club in Belgium.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Luc Leysen (1945–2020), journalist
- Benjamin Van Itterbeeck (* 1964), racing cyclist
- Bart Kempenaers (* 1967), biologist and ornithologist
- Silvy de Bie (* 1981), Belgian singer ( Sylver )