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Sint-Joris-Winge
Tielt-Winge () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Houwaart, Meensel-Kiezegem, Sint-Joris-Winge and Tielt. On 1 January 2006, Tielt-Winge had a total population of 11,604. The total area is 44.16 km² which gives a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of 227 inhabitants per square kilometre. Villages Sint-Joris-Winge Sint-Joris-Winge is a village in Tielt-Winge, which as of 2003, had 2,870 inhabitants. It is one source of the last name Winge, which is a habitational name derived from the village's name. Gallery File:Kz-gedenkstätte-neuengamme-gedenkhain-statue-verzweiflung-meensel-kiezegem.JPG, Hamburg, Memorial of Neuengamme concentration camp: memorial area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winge
Winge is a surname. It can be a short form of Germanic personal names starting with ''wini-'', "friend"; a habitational name originating in Sint-Joris-Winge; a variant of Van (der) Winden, a habitational name from Overwinden or Neerwinden, Belgium; or an ornamental name from ''vinge'', "wing". Notable people with the surname include: * Axel Winge (1827–1893), Norwegian businessman and politician * Hanna Winge (1838–1896), Swedish painter *Herluf Winge (1857–1923), Danish zoologist *Mårten Eskil Winge (1825–1896), Swedish artist *Øjvind Winge (1886–1964), Danish biologist and a pioneer in yeast genetics *Oluf Winge (1855–1889), Danish zoologist *Per Winge (1858–1935), Norwegian conductor, pianist and composer * Ralph M. Winge (1925–2020), American politician *Sigurd Winge (1909–1970), Norwegian painter and visual artist *Stein Winge Stein Winge (10 November 1940 – 26 February 2024) was a Norwegian stage producer, theatre director and International Emmy-Nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuven Administrative Arrondissement
The Leuven Arrondissement (; ) is one of two Arrondissements of Belgium, arrondissements in the Belgium, Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It lies east of the Brussels-Capital Region. The arrondissement has an area of and has (as of January 1, 2017) 502,602 inhabitants. Municipalities The arrondissement is made up of the following municipalities: *Aarschot *Begijnendijk *Bekkevoort *Bertem *Bierbeek *Boortmeerbeek *Boutersem *Diest *Geetbets *Glabbeek *Haacht *Herent *Hoegaarden *Holsbeek *Huldenberg *Keerbergen *Kortenaken *Kortenberg *Landen *Leuven *Linter, Belgium, Linter *Lubbeek *Oud-Heverlee *Rotselaar *Scherpenheuvel-Zichem *Tervuren *Tielt-Winge *Tienen *Tremelo *Zoutleeuw Deelgemeente, Formerly independent municipalities or deelgemeenten: *Aarschot *Assent (Belgium), Assent *Attenhoven *Attenrode *Averbode (village), Averbode *Baal (Tremelo), Baal *Begijnendijk *Bekkevoort *Bertem *Betekom *Bierbeek *Binkom *Blanden *Boortmeerbeek *Bost (Tienen), Bost *Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Flemish Alliance
The New Flemish Alliance ( ; N-VA) is a Flemish Movement, Flemish nationalist, Conservatism, conservative Political parties in Belgium, political party in Belgium. The party was established in 2001 by the right-leaning faction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (Belgium), People's Union (VU). The N-VA is a Regionalism (politics), regionalist and Confederation, confederalist movement that self-identifies with the promotion of civic nationalism.Manifesto of the New Flemish Alliance point 13: "Inclusion for newcomers" (in Dutch). Within the Flemish Movement, the party strives for the peaceful and gradual transformation of Belgium into a confederal country. In recent years it has become the largest party of Flanders as well as of Belgium as a whole, and it participated in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic And Flemish
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, ; CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations ( UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party was named the Christian People's Party (''Christelijke Volkspartij'' , CVP). It was traditionally the largest political party of Flanders, until it was overtaken by the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) in the 2010s. CD&V participated in most governments and has generally the largest number of mayors. Most prime ministers of Belgium and minister-presidents of Flanders have been CD&V politicians. Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014, is one of the leading politicians of CD&V. CD&V is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and Centrist Democrat International. History The history of the CD&V dates back to the 19th century. It originated in the 19th century Catholic Party. At the end of the century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vooruit (political Party)
Vooruit (, Dutch for Forward) is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the (Flemish) Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialistische Partij'', SP; 2001–2021: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'' , , SP.A) until 21 March 2021, when its current name was adopted. The party was founded following the linguistic split of the unitary Belgian Socialist Party in 1978, which also produced the Francophone Socialist Party. The Belgian Socialist Party itself consisted of former members of the Belgian Labour Party. From December 2011 to September 2014, the party was part of the Di Rupo Government, along with its Francophone counterpart. In 2020, it re-entered federal government as part of the De Croo Government. The party has been a part of the Flemish Government several times. History 1885–1940 1940–1978 Since 1978 The party was the big winner in the 2003 election, running on the SP.A–Spirit joint list (cartel) with the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Belgium
Communities, regions, and language areas of Belgium, Belgium comprises 565 municipalities (; ; ), 285 of them grouped into five provinces of Belgium, provinces in Flanders and 261 others in five provinces in Wallonia, while the remaining 19 are in the Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, which is not divided in provinces. In most cases, the municipalities are the smallest administrative subdivisions of Belgium, but in municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of the local council, sub-municipal administrative entities with elected councils may be created. As such, only Antwerp, having over 500,000 inhabitants, became subdivided into Districts of Antwerp, nine districts (). The Belgian Arrondissements of Belgium, arrondissements (; ; ), an administrative level between province (or the capital region) and municipality, or the lowest judicial level, are in English language, English sometimes called districts as well. Lists of municipalities Here are three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of ranks List of countries and dependencies by population density, 22nd in the world and Area and population of European countries, sixth in Europe. The capital and Metropolitan areas in Belgium, largest metropolitan region is City of Brussels, Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex Federation, federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous Communities, regions and language areas o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant ( ; ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven. It has an area of which is divided into two administrative districts (''arrondissementen'' in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities. As of January 2024, Flemish Brabant had a population of over 1.19 million. Flemish Brabant was created in 1995 by the splitting of the former province of Brabant into three parts: two new provinces, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant; and the Brussels-Capital Region, which no longer belongs to any province. The split was made to accommodate the eventual division of Belgium in three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region). The province is made up of two arrondissements. The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement surrounds Brussels a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarschot
Aarschot () is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Aarschot proper and the towns of Gelrode, Langdorp and Rillaar. On 1 January 2019, Aarschot had a total population of 30,106. The total area is which gives a population density of 446 inhabitants per km2. It is located in the part of Flemish Brabant called Hageland, located to the east of Leuven. Aarschot is a very typical town with a long history, dating back to the era of the Roman emperors, according to myths. The church, which dominates the look of the city, is built with the typical brown stone quarried from the hills in the surrounding areas. These same hills were in the Middle Ages home to some of the most well-regarded vineyards of Europe. Today the chain hills, which originate in Bolderberg, Heusden-Zolder, and continue as far as Calais in France, are mainly covered with woods and fruit yards. The title of Duke of Aarschot, created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (; ) is a municipality and city located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium, encompassing the towns of Averbode, Messelbroek, Okselaar, Scherpenheuvel, Schoonderbuken, Keiberg, Kaggevinne, Testelt and Zichem (previously spelled Sichem, like the biblical town). On January 1, 2020, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem had a total population of 23,135. The total area is 50.50km2 which gives a population density of 458.1 inhabitants per km2. Holy site Scherpenheuvel (English: "Sharp Hill"), the most important pilgrimage (Roman Catholic) site in Belgium, is located some 50km east of Brussels. Its origins date back to the pagan worship that still survived during the Middle-Ages around a holy oak on this hilltop. The cross-shaped tree was thus "Christianized" with a statue of the Holy Mary. Legend has it that around AD 1500 the Virgin Mary performed a miracle here, freezing into place a shepherd boy who tried to take home the small statue, thus foi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bekkevoort
Bekkevoort () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Assent, Bekkevoort proper and Molenbeek-Wersbeek. On January 1, 2006, Bekkevoort had a total population of 5,826. The total area is 37.17 km2 which gives a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of 157 inhabitants per km2. It gains its name from the Germanic name "Baco" and the word "voorde" (which means a place of ferriage, where one can easily cross a stream via a place where the waters are lower), thus roughly meaning "Baco's wade". This ferriage formed the historical center of the town and is nowadays known as the road Steenberg, from Bekkevoort to Zichem and Scherpenheuvel. References External links * Munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
