Leefdaal is a small town in central

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

, in the

Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) 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, Hai ...

. It is part of the municipality of Bertem. Before 1977 it used to be one of the biggest villages in the region. Leefdaal features two medieval churches and a 17th-century castle.

People of Leefdael

* Jean de Brouchoven, 2nd Count of Bergeyck, 1st Baron of Leefdael, buried in Leefdaal. *

Hubertus Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he wa ...

, (656-727) In the year 727, a few days before his death,

stopped with his companions at Leefdael on his way from Heverlee where he had been preaching. He was seized with fever and then hurried to Tervuren.''Vie du grand Saint Hubert à la Cour, au désert et sur le siège épiscopal de Tongres.'' Namur, imprimerie Picard-Balon. 28 pp. undated.

Toponymy

Heritage

* Leefdaal Castle, residence of the House of Merode.

Gallery

Image:Leefdaal_church_E.jpg, Leefdaal church Image:Leefdaal_church_D.jpg, Leefdaal church inside File:Leefdaal castle.jpg, Leefdaal Castle File:Blason ville be Leefdaal.svg, Arms Image:Praenobilis Familia LEEFDAEL.jpg, Noble House of Leefdael

References

Populated places in Flemish Brabant {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub