Kampenhout () 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
Berg
Berg may refer to:
People
*Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* General Berg (disambiguation)
* Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor
* Berg (footballer, born 1963), Ninimbergue dos Santos Guerra, Brazilian footba ...
,
Buken
Kampenhout () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Berg, Belgium, Berg, Buken, Kampenhout proper and Nederokkerzeel. On 1 January 2006 Kamp ...
, Kampenhout proper and
Nederokkerzeel. On 1 January 2006 Kampenhout had a total population of 10,956. The total area is 33.49 km
2 which gives a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), 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 327 inhabitants per km
2.
Honorary citizenship has been bestowed upon
Jules Penninckx,
Armand Preud'homme
Armand Preud'homme (21 February 1904, in Peer – 7 February 1986, in Brasschaat) was a Belgian componist and organist.
Biography
Preud'homme studied at the Limburg Organ and Singing School in Hasselt with Arthur Meulemans and at the Lemmen ...
, cyclist
Raymond Impanis
Raymond Impanis (19 October 1925 – 31 December 2010) was a Belgium, Belgian professional cycle sport, cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris–Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem and three stages in ...
, singer
Will Tura
Arthur Achiel Albert, Ridder (title), Knight Blanckaert (born 2 August 1940 in Veurne), known by his stage name Will Tura, is a Belgian artist considered as the most successful Flemish-speaking singer of the 20th century. Famous in Flanders and th ...
, athlete
Kim Gevaert
Kim Gevaert (born 5 August 1978 in Leuven) is a former sprinter and Olympic champion from Belgium.
Career
Her closest brush with a world title came in running four hundredths of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF ...
and Stef Maginelle.
Sabena Flight 548
Sabena Flight 548 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Idlewild Airport in New York City to Brussels Airport in Belgium. On 15 February 1961, the Boeing 707-329 operating the flight crashed on approach to Brussels Airport, kill ...
crashed near Berg on 15 February 1961, killing all on board, as well as one person on the ground.
The
Brabant Center for Music Traditions
The Brabant Center for Music Tradiations (Dutch: ''Brabants Centrum voor Muziektradities'') is a museum and folk music center in Kampenhout in Flemish Brabant, Belgium.Canard FolkUne exposition d'épinettes à Kampenhout Guy et Micheline Vanden Be ...
was established in Kampenhout, it shows a collection of
traditional folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be ca ...
and changing expositions.
References
External links
*
Homepage of KampenhoutGazetteer Entry
Municipalities of Flemish Brabant
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