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Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

. ''Lenaert'' is an archaic Dutch form of

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Koen Lenaerts Koen Lenaerts, Baron Lenaerts (; born 20 December 1954) is a Belgian jurist and the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union. He is also a Professor of European Law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and was a member of the Co ...

(born 1953), Belgian judge, President of the European Court of Justice *

Toon Lenaerts Toon Lenaerts (born 16 July 1990) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for K.F.C. Dessel Sport in the Belgian Second Division as a centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary rol ...

(born 1983), Belgian football defender * (born 1981), Belgian conductor and composer, brother of Anneleen *

Yves Lenaerts Yves Lenaerts (born 27 February 1983 in Turnhout) is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper who last played for ASV Geel. Previous clubs Turnhout (youth), PSV Eindhoven (2002–04), Heusden-Zolder (2004–06) Club Brugge (), known simply a ...

(born 1990), Belgian football goalkeeper ;Lenaers * Anja Lenaers (born 1972), Belgian racing cyclist * Jeroen Lenaers (born 1984), Dutch CDA politician and MEP *

Roger Lenaers Roger Charles Lenaers (4 January 1925 – 5 August 2021) was a Jesuit pastor in the diocese of Innsbruck. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1942 and followed the regular courses at the Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology and classical lan ...

(1925–2021), Belgian Jesuit pastor in Austria *

Victor Lenaers Victor Lenaers (12 January 1893 – 12 November 1968) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He competed in the Tour de France from 1921 to 1924. Major results ;1921 :1921 Tour de France: ::6th place overall classification ;1922 :1922 Tour de France ...

(1893–1968), Belgian racing cyclist * William M. Lenaers (born c.1950), United States Army general

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