Lembeek is a village with a population of 7,256 in the municipality of Halle,

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South-west of Halle, it is close to the language border between the

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and

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. The Castle of Lembeek was demolished by request of the Colruyt family.

Boon Brewery Boon Brewery (Brouwerij Boon) is a Belgian brewery in Lembeek, near Brussels, that mainly produces geuze and kriek beer of a fairly traditional lambic variety, but using modern brewing techniques and equipment. Other products of the brewery ...

is based in Lembeek. The village has a railway station, and is next to the Brussels-Charleroi Canal.

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

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