Bierbeek () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Belgian province of
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 ...
. The municipality comprises the towns of Bierbeek proper,
Korbeek-Lo
Korbeek-Lo () is a sub-municipality of the Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Bierbeek located in the Flemish Brabant, province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium.
As a result of extensive local government boundary changes in ...
,
Lovenjoel and
Opvelp. On January 1, 2006, Bierbeek had a total population of 9,147. The total area is 39.73 km
2 which gives a
population density
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of 230 inhabitants per km
2.
Born
*
Gaston Roelants
Gaston, Baron Roelants (born 5 February 1937), is a Belgian former elite steeplechaser and cross country runner. He won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles in the 3000 m steeplechase and twice broke the world record.
Biography
Roelant ...
(born 1937), athlete
*
Frederik Veuchelen (born 1978), cyclist
References
External links
*
Official website- Available only in
Flemish
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* Flemish, adjective for Flanders, Belgium
* Flemish region, one of the three regions of Belgium
*Flemish Community, one of the three constitutionally defined language communities of Belgium
* Flemish dialects, a Dutch dialec ...
Municipalities of Flemish Brabant
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