Meise

Meise
—  Municipality of Belgium  —
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Meise Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Marcel Belgrado (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Groen!
Area
• Total	34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2011)
• Total	18,338
• Density	Bad rounding here530/km2 (Bad rounding here1,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	1860, 1861
Area codes	02, 052, 015
Website	www.meise.be
Map of Meise

Meise is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a deelgemeente), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. As of January 1, 2006 Meise has a total population of 18,464. The total area is 34.82 km² which gives a population density of 530 inhabitants per km².

Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are Eddy Merckx, Frank Deboosere, Tony De Pauw, Kris Wauters (from the band Clouseau), Bart Mullie and Jean-Pierre Van Rossem. Also a historical resident, Empress Carlota of Mexico (born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at the Castle of Bouchout where she died in 1927.

Meise is also a last name of a few families originating from Germany.

Transport

The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.

Points of interest

• Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
• The National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Dutch: De Nationale plantentuin van België)

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  The Eddy Merckx bicycle factory in Meise

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  The Bouchout Castle

Twin towns

• Waalre, since 1980

External links

• Official website (Dutch)