Meise () 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 ( 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 ...
. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and
Wolvertem
Meise () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a ''deelgemeente''), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/I ...
(a ''
deelgemeente
A deelgemeente (, literally ''part-municipality'') or section (French) is a subdivision of a municipality in Belgium and, until March 2014, in the Netherlands as well.
Belgium
Each municipality in Belgium that existed as a separate entity on 1 Ja ...
''), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. As of January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is 34.82 km² which gives a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: 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 geographical ...
of 530 inhabitants per km².
Meise is also a last name of a few families originating from Germany.
Transport
The
A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.
Points of interest
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Wolvertem transmitter
Meise () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a ''deelgemeente''), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Im ...
, a facility for AM broadcasting
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Botanic Garden Meise ( nl, Plantentuin Meise)
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Bouchout Castle
Bouchout Castle ( nl, Kasteel van Bouchout, ; french: Château de Bouchout, ) is a castle in the Flemish town of Meise, Belgium. In the 12th century, this territory of the young Duchy of Brabant was strategically positioned between the County o ...
Image:EddyMerckxFactoryInMeise.jpg, The Eddy Merckx bicycle factory in Meise
Image:Meise JPG03.jpg, National Botanic Garden of Belgium
Notable people from Meise
Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are
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Eddy Merckx
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (, ; born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. His victorie ...
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Tony De Pauw
Tony De Pauw is a Belgian businessman. He is chief executive officer of WDP Warehouses De Pauw NV in Wolvertem
Meise () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper ...
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Kris Wauters (from the band
Clouseau
Inspector Jacques Clouseau (), later granted the rank of Chief Inspector, is a fictional character in Blake Edwards' farcical '' The Pink Panther'' series. He is portrayed by Peter Sellers in the original series, and also by Alan Arkin in ...
)
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Jean-Pierre Van Rossem
Empress
Carlota of Mexico
Charlotte of Belgium (''Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine''; 7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927), known by the Spanish version of her name, Carlota, was by birth a Princess of Belgium and member of the House of ...
(born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at the
Castle of Bouchout where she died in 1927.
Twin towns
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Waalre, since 1980
References
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{{Authority control
Municipalities of Flemish Brabant