Bornem

Bornem
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bornem
Bornem Location in Belgium Location of Bornem in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°06′N 04°14′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Mechelen
Government
• Mayor	Kristof Joos
• Governing party/ies	NVA
Area
• Total	46.19 km2 (17.83 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)
• Total	21,353
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	2880
NIS code	12007
Area codes	03, 052
Website	www.bornem.be

Bornem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔrnɛm], old spelling: Bornhem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the village of Bornem proper, Hingene, Wintam, Mariekerke and Weert. There are also the hamlets of Branst, Buitenland, Eikevliet and Wintam. On 1 January 2006, Bornem had a total population of 20,064. The total area is 45.76 km² which gives a population density of 438 inhabitants per km².

Heritage

• Bornem Castle, Residence of the House Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde.
• Bornem Abbey, only Cistercian Abbey in Flanders: residence of former general Amadeus de Bie and Henricus Smeulders.

Notable people

• Walter Boeykens (b. Bornem, 6 January 1938), clarinetist
• Pedro Coloma, Baron of Bornhem, who purchased the lordship in 1586 and renovated the castle
• Jan Hammenecker (Mariekerke, 2 October 1878 – Westrode, 13 June 1932), writer and priest
• Marc Van Ranst (b. Bornem, 20 June 1965), virologist

See also

• Dodentocht
• Bornem Titans, an American football team
• Bornem abbey beer is brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde
• Klein-Brabant

External links

• Media related to Bornem at Wikimedia Commons
• studiegroep-fort-bornem (in Dutch)