Londerzeel

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Londerzeel
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Londerzeel (Flemish Brabant)
Londerzeel
Londerzeel
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Flemish Brabant
District : Halle-Vilvoorde
Coordinates : 51 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 18 ′  E
Area : 36.29 km²
Residents: 18,749 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density: 517 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 1840
Prefix: 051, 015
Mayor: Nadia Sminate ( NV-A )

Local government address : 		Gemeentehuis,
Markt 1,
1840 Londerzeel
Website: www.londerzeel.be
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Londerzeel is a Belgian municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant with 18,749 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It has an area of ​​36.29 km² and a population density of 517 inhabitants per km².

Place name

The place name Londerzeel comes from "Lundersala". The name comes from the second Frankish period, in which the word "Zele" was often used in names. The meaning of "Lundersala" is "home" or "house Lunder". In the dialect, Londerzeel is usually pronounced as "Lonnesieël".

history

Londerzeel was first settled around AD 600 to 750. The village of Londerzeel arose at the intersection of two old streets, namely Asse - Mechelen and Grimbergen - Puurs .

In the 11th century, Opdorp (Buggenhout) still belonged to Malderen (Londerzeel) . Later this was then separated and came to the County of Flanders . On the Ferraris map of 1777, Londerzeel is a relatively large village with 100 houses with jurisdiction.

After the municipal merger in 1977, the places Malderen and Steenhuffel belong to Londerzeel.

geography

The municipality is located in the Brabant Kouters region and is part of the green belt around Brussels .

Districts

In addition to Londerzeel itself, the community has two other sub-communities, namely Steenhuffel and Malderen. The merged municipality also includes the village of Londerzeel-Saint Joseph and other villages. These are Steenhuffel-Haan, Steenhuffel Heath, Sneppe Laar, Malderen-Herbodin and Malderen-Molenheide.

Neighboring communities

Londerzeel is located north of Brussels and borders the Antwerp municipalities of Puurs and St. Amands, the Flemish-Brabant municipalities of Merchtem , Meise and Kapelle-op-den-Bos, and to the west the East Flemish city of Buggenhout .

coat of arms

A red St. Andrew's cross lies above a gold shield with blue bars .

Sights and monuments

Diepensteyn Castle
  • Sint-Christoffel Church
  • Three Towers Castle (Kasteel de Drie Torens)
  • Diepensteyn Castle (Kasteel Diepensteyn)
  • Court seats, including: Hendolf, Hof Altenaken, Hof ter hellen or D'Helhoef, Hof Verrenrode (where Rubens' granddaughter lived), Kruishoeve, Hof ter Locht, Hof ter Winkelen
  • Calvary (De Berch van Calvariën) or mountain chapel
  • the former Leireken railway station
  • Londerzeelse Burcht op de motte (Castle on the Hill)

Town twinning

Londerzeel has had a town partnership with Gladenbach in Hesse since 2010 .

Personalities

Web links

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