Roosdaal
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| Roosdaal | |||
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| — Municipality of Belgium — | |||
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| Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°05′E / 50.850°N 4.083°ECoordinates: 50°51′N 04°05′E / 50.850°N 4.083°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Province | Flemish Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Halle-Vilvoorde | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Christine Hemerijckx (CD&V) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 21.69 km2 (8.37 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2011)[1] | |||
| • Total | 11,297 | ||
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 1760, 1761 | ||
| Area codes | 054, 053, 02 | ||
| Website | www.roosdaal.be | ||
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Roosdaal is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Borchtlombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Pamel and Strijtem. It borders to four other municipalities:
On January 1, 2010 Roosdaal had a total population of 11,163. The total area is 21.69 km² which gives a population density of 495 inhabitants per km². Roosdaal is well known in Flanders for its berries through its annual strawberry convention.
In 2008, during a national television competition, Onze-lieve-vrouw-Lombeek was elected as "The most beautiful village in Flemish-Brabant", but it lost the overall Flemish competition to the town of Oud-Rekem.
Notable people [edit]
- Frans Van Cauwelaert (b. 10 January 1880 – 17 May 1961), politician and lawyer.
References [edit]
- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2011 (XLS; 322 KB)
External links [edit]
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
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