Tremelo

Tremelo
Tremelo
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	Flemish Brabant
District :	Lions
Coordinates :	51 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 42 ′  E
Area :	21.57 km²
Residents:	14,914 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	691 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	3120 (Tremelo) 3128 (Baal)
Prefix:	016, 015
Mayor:	Paul Dams ( Open VLD )
Local government address :	Gemeentehuis Tremelo Veldonkstraat 1 3120 Tremelo
Website:	www.tremelo.be

Tremelo is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 14,914 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

Location and districts

Tremelo is located at the mouth of the Demer and Dijle . Leuven is 10 km south, the city center of Brussels 28 km southwest and Antwerp 30 km northwest.

The municipality of Tremelo consists of the main town and the districts of Baal and Ninde .

Birthplace of Damian de Veuster and place of pilgrimage

Tremelo is known nationwide as the hometown of the canonized Picpus father Damian de Veuster . He was born on January 3, 1840 in Ninde, a district of Tremelo that was incorporated in 1975. Soon after his death in 1889, pilgrims began to visit his living quarters. On the occasion of his canonization on October 11, 2009, a folk festival was celebrated (in the presence of the Belgian royal couple and numerous guests from Hawaii) and a memorial was unveiled.

The Damian Museum (Flemish: Damiaan Museum) is located in the house where Damian de Veuster was born.

Transport links

The next motorway exits are in the east at Aarschot and Holsbeek on the A 2 and in the west at Weerde and Mechelen on the A1 / E19 .

The nearest regional train stations are located in Haacht , Löwen and Aarschot .

The Antwerp International Airport is the nearest regional airport .

Personalities

• Lode Anthonis (1922–1992), racing cyclist
• Damian de Veuster (1840–1889), saint of the Catholic Church
• Dante Rigo (1998), football player

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Klaus Nelissen: Unconditional solidarity with lepers. The Belgian Father Damian de Veuster died 125 years ago . In: Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur (KNA), Journal, March 25, 2014, p. 13.
2. ↑ Report of the Belgian radio  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Gemeente Tremelo: Damiaanmuseum (Flemish), accessed on March 27, 2014.