Lembeek is a village with a population of 7,256 in the municipality of
Halle,
Belgium
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.
Location
South-west of Halle, it is close to the language border between the
Flemish Region
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and
Wallonia
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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
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA), informally called Brussels-Charleroi Airport, Charleroi Brussels-South or Charleroi Airport , is an international airport located in Gosselies, part of the city of Charleroi, Belgium. The airport is no ...
.
See also
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Veronus of Lembeek
Veronus of Lembeek (, ) is a medieval folk saint, venerated in his adopted hometown of Lembeek, near Halle, Belgium, Halle and close to the Languages of Belgium, Belgian language boundary. According to tradition, Veronus chose to lived a humble li ...
References
Populated places in Flemish Brabant
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